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An inspection method in which inspectors look closely at one subject, talking to leaders, teachers and pupils, visiting lessons and looking at work, to evaluate the curriculum.
- Used in
- England
- Topic
- Inspection and accountability
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- Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) England
- The body that inspects and regulates schools, colleges, early years settings, children's social care and some training providers in England.
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- A way of describing a curriculum popularised by Ofsted's 2019 framework: what the school wants pupils to learn (intent), how it is taught (implementation) and what pupils actually learn (impact).
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