school requires significant improvement because it is performing ‘The significantly less well than it might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to perform.’ Schools judged to have serious weaknesses are not required to prepare a separate action plan. They are expected to amend their existing plans or develop a new plan to tackle the areas for improvement identified by the section 5 inspection. The local authority, proprietor or the trust board must submit a statement of action to HMCI within 10 working days of the school receiving the final section 5 inspection report. An HMI will review the statement of action. HMI will provide initial feedback in writing on the fitness for purpose of the statement within 10 working days of receiving the statement. If the statement of action is judged to be not fit for purpose, the local authority, proprietor or trust will be informed. They will be asked to address the weaknesses urgently and ensure that the revised version is resubmitted to Ofsted. HMI will re-evaluate the revised statement of action and confirm its fitness for purpose. This will also be reported in the first monitoring letter. The HMI will usually conduct the first monitoring inspection within three to six months of the publication of the section 5 inspection report. During the monitoring inspection, HMI will meet with the headteacher, the chair of the governing body or board of trustees, an appropriate representative of the local authority, or the CEO/their delegate or equivalent where an academy is part of a multi-academy trust. HMI will look for evidence of how well leaders are implementing the statement of action and the school’s improvement plan. If any concerns remained following the initial review and feedback on these, HMI should check to ensure that the current statement of action and improvement plans are fit for purpose and report on this in the first monitoring inspection. If, after a programme of monitoring inspections lasting up to 30 months, the school has not been removed from the serious weaknesses category of concern it must be re-inspected under section 5. The monitoring inspection(s) Monitoring inspections will focus on the actions taken by the school’s leaders and those responsible for governance to tackle the areas for improvement identified in the section 5 inspection that judged the school to have serious weaknesses. Monitoring inspections must also focus on the progress the school has made since being judged as having serious weaknesses. The monitoring inspection report must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the action by the school towards removal of the serious weaknesses designation. An overarching judgement will be made stating whether:
‘The school requires significant improvement because it is performing significantly less well than it might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to perform.’ Schools judged to have serious weaknesses are not required to prepare a separate action plan. They are expected to amend their existing plans or develop a new plan to tackle the areas for improvement identified by the section 5 inspection. The local authority, proprietor or the trust board must submit a statement of action to HMCI within 10 working days of the school receiving the final section 5 inspection report. An HMI will review the statement of action. HMI will provide initial feedback in writing on the fitness for purpose of the statement within 10 working days of receiving the statement. If the statement of action is judged to be not fit for purpose, the local authority, proprietor or trust will be informed. They will be asked to address the weaknesses urgently and ensure that the revised version is resubmitted to Ofsted. HMI will re-evaluate the revised statement of action and confirm its fitness for purpose. This will also be reported in the first monitoring letter. The HMI will usually conduct the first monitoring inspection within three to six months of the publication of the section 5 inspection report. During the monitoring inspection, HMI will meet with the headteacher, the chair of the governing body or board of trustees, an appropriate representative of the local authority, or the CEO/their delegate or equivalent where an academy is part of a multi-academy trust. HMI will look for evidence of how well leaders are implementing the statement of action and the school’s improvement plan. If any concerns remained following the initial review and feedback on these, HMI should check to ensure that the current statement of action and improvement plans are fit for purpose and report on this in the first monitoring inspection. If, after a programme of monitoring inspections lasting up to 30 months, the school has not been removed from the serious weaknesses category of concern it must be re-inspected under section 5. The monitoring inspection(s) Monitoring inspections will focus on the actions taken by the school’s leaders and those responsible for governance to tackle the areas for improvement identified in the section 5 inspection that judged the school to have serious weaknesses. Monitoring inspections must also focus on the progress the school has made since being judged as having serious weaknesses. The monitoring inspection report must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the action by the school towards removal of the serious weaknesses designation. An overarching judgement will be made stating whether:
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