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In the final instalment in this 6-part series originally published in SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley analyses Ofsted’s new evaluation areas. In this article, he explores leadership and governance… Ofsted’s new inspection framework has been unveiled and the first inspections have begun. In this series, I am exploring the six core evaluation areas that schools areContinue reading “Understanding the new Ofsted evaluation areas: 6. Leadership and Governance”

In the fifth of six articles originally published in SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley analyses Ofsted’s new evaluation areas. In this article, he explores personal development… Ofsted’s new inspection framework has been unveiled and is rolling out this month (November). In this series, I am exploring the six core evaluation areas that schools are to beContinue reading “Understanding the new Ofsted evaluation areas: 5. Personal Development”

In this three-part series, Matt Bromley considers practical approaches for supporting ‘high-attaining’ students. This is part three. Catch up with parts one and two. The first article in this series offered five practical strategies for challenging high-attaining learners as well as five more for motivating them and avoiding apathy. And in part two I offeredContinue reading “Supporting high attaining learners: Part 3”

In this three-part series, Matt Bromley considers practical approaches for supporting ‘high-attaining’ students. This is part two. Catch up with part one here. In part one of this three-part series, I argued that it is easy to overlook high-attainers because they’re often compliant; they are less likely to be truculent and thus are unlikely to raiseContinue reading “Supporting high attaining learners: Part 2”

In the fourth of six articles originally published in SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley analyses Ofsted’s new evaluation areas. In this article, he explores attendance and behaviour… Ofsted’s new inspection framework has been unveiled and will be introduced from November. I wrote previously dissecting key aspects of the framework and setting out some initial actions thatContinue reading “Understanding the new Ofsted evaluation areas: 4. Attendance and Behaviour”

In the third of six articles originally published in SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley analyses Ofsted’s new evaluation areas. In this article, he explores achievement… Ofsted’s new inspection framework has been unveiled and will be introduced from 10 November. I have written previously about the key aspects of the framework and I have set out someContinue reading “Understanding the new Ofsted evaluation areas: 3. Achievement”

In this three-part series, Matt Bromley considers practical approaches for supporting ‘high-attaining’ students. In part one, he offers five strategies for deliberate challenge and five for staving off apathy in the classroom… What do you call the highest attaining learners in your class? Don’t wait for the punchline, it’s a genuine question. Because words matter;Continue reading “Supporting high attaining learners: Part 1”

In the second of six articles originally published in SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley analyses Ofsted’s new evaluation areas. In this article, he explores curriculum and teaching… Ofsted’s new inspection framework has been unveiled and will be introduced from November. In this series, I am exploring the six core evaluation areas that schools are to be judgedContinue reading “Understanding the new Ofsted evaluation areas: 2. Curriculum and teaching”

In the first of six articles originally published in SecEd Magazine, Matt Bromley analyses Ofsted’s new evaluation areas, starting with inclusion… Here’s a caveat before I begin: do not interpret my advice as constituting a checklist; rather, it is a sense-check, a way of helping you start a conversation with colleagues about your daily practiceContinue reading “Understanding the new Ofsted evaluation areas: 1. Inclusion”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 14 October 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that the St George’s flag is not an emblem of racism and fear, but an ensign of inclusivity and hope… There’s a story we sometimes tell ourselves: that Britain is an island fortress, aContinue reading “Fly the flag of St George as an ensign of inclusivity”