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We have all seen the significant shift in the importance of your school website to OFSTED as a key source of information. OFSTED have (to a point) kept schools informed of the requirements but there are regular developments which need highlighting again and again.
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw has stated that he has "decided not to move to routinely inspecting schools without notice". However, he did write to the Secretary of State last week (25th November 2014) to explain his reasons for a number of no-notice inspections and it is clear that a significant number of these were due to the school website not meeting the expected requirements.
"Out of 35 schools that were subject to 'no notice' inspections recently, 11 of those were "primarily because they were failing in their legal duty to publish their curriculum plans on their website." (Sir Michael's Letter to the Secretary of State, 25th November 2014)
We are really very keen to ensure that all schools who use our website system ensure that their governors are fulfilling their obligations and so we are rolling out the following services to support you and help you have an OFSTED ready school website with immediate effect:
OFSTED website checks are becoming more and more a part of the inspection process and will do all we can to help you meet this requirement. We cannot guarantee this will always be 100% accurate naturally, but we are well placed to keep ahead of the game and are here to support you.
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Built hundreds of website and helped countless schools realise their potential online. Ian should be called upon for straight-talking advice and to make a difference to the way you present your school through every outlet.