leaders and managers are taking effective action towards the removal of the serious weaknesses designation or leaders and managers are not taking effective action towards the removal of the serious weaknesses designation. The crucial factor is the anticipated timescale for the removal of serious weaknesses given the current rate of improvement. A school in which leaders and managers are taking effective action is one that will be on course to have the serious weaknesses designation removed within 30 months after the publication of the previous section 5 report. A school that is not taking effective action will be likely to continue to have serious weaknesses, or may require special measures, when the section 5 re-inspection takes place. The purpose of the monitoring inspection(s) is to evaluate how much progress the school has made by considering: the school’s response to being judged as having serious weaknesses and how well placed it is to secure rapid improvement based on the actions taken since the section 5 inspection the extent to the school’s actions are rigorously focused on tackling the key areas for improvement identified in the section 5 inspection how effectively the school is adapting its existing school development or improvement plans to meet the challenge of moving out of the serious weaknesses category the impact that governors at the school are having on bringing about the necessary improvements the impact of any external review of governance and/or use of pupil premium that has taken place since the section 5 inspection. Monitoring inspections cover aspects of the section 5 evaluation schedule, but are selective and focused sharply on the areas for improvement identified by the section 5 inspection that judged the school to have serious weaknesses. The work of those responsible for governance should be evaluated to assess the extent to which they are making an effective contribution to leadership and management and the school’s performance. If governance was not identified as an area for improvement at the section 5 inspection but the monitoring inspection raises concerns about weak governance, inspectors must reflect this in the report. Similarly, where inspectors have concerns about the school’s use of the pupil premium, they must highlight this in the report.
leaders and managers are taking effective action towards the removal of the serious weaknesses designation or leaders and managers are not taking effective action towards the removal of the serious weaknesses designation. The crucial factor is the anticipated timescale for the removal of serious weaknesses given the current rate of improvement. A school in which leaders and managers are taking effective action is one that will be on course to have the serious weaknesses designation removed within 30 months after the publication of the previous section 5 report. A school that is not taking effective action will be likely to continue to have serious weaknesses, or may require special measures, when the section 5 re-inspection takes place. The purpose of the monitoring inspection(s) is to evaluate how much progress the school has made by considering: the school’s response to being judged as having serious weaknesses and how well placed it is to secure rapid improvement based on the actions taken since the section 5 inspection the extent to the school’s actions are rigorously focused on tackling the key areas for improvement identified in the section 5 inspection how effectively the school is adapting its existing school development or improvement plans to meet the challenge of moving out of the serious weaknesses category the impact that governors at the school are having on bringing about the necessary improvements the impact of any external review of governance and/or use of pupil premium that has taken place since the section 5 inspection. Monitoring inspections cover aspects of the section 5 evaluation schedule, but are selective and focused sharply on the areas for improvement identified by the section 5 inspection that judged the school to have serious weaknesses. The work of those responsible for governance should be evaluated to assess the extent to which they are making an effective contribution to leadership and management and the school’s performance. If governance was not identified as an area for improvement at the section 5 inspection but the monitoring inspection raises concerns about weak governance, inspectors must reflect this in the report. Similarly, where inspectors have concerns about the school’s use of the pupil premium, they must highlight this in the report.
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