Ofsted's new inspection arrangements

Some people will have missed the news that an Education Bill received Royal Assent on 7th April. This allows Ofsted to introduce its planned new style inspection regime, which has been piloted around England over the last 6 months. Press Release

Self-evaluation is more important within the Ofsted regime than ever before, and school librarians have a ready made tool to help them develop evidence to demonstrate their importance to the work of the school in the DfES models for Primary and Secondary schools published a year ago.