VIRTUAL EVENT: School inspection across the UK report launch
This webinar, chaired by Dr Dana Dabbous (Education & Policy Researcher), will launch the report commissioned by The Edge Foundation comparing school inspections across the UK.

(Note: due to unforeseen circumstances, the event was moved from the 17 February to the 22 March 2021).
This webinar will present the main findings of the study focusing on:
- the theory of change of the four inspectorates of education in the UK
- stakeholders’ views of, and experiences with, inspections.
Exploring and comparing the inspection regimes in the four countries of the UK is timely because whilst each country has its own system, new inspection frameworks have been recently introduced in England and will shortly be in place in Wales.
Hence, we need to compare how and under what conditions longstanding and new inspection regimes can lead to change in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Agenda
4 to 4:10pm: Welcome and introductions - Dr Dana Dabbous
4:10 to 4:20pm: Context of the study in the wider academic field - Professor Melanie Ehren (External Advisor), Free University of Amsterdam and Honorary Professor
4:20 to 4:40pm: Main findings of the study - Dr Bernie Munoz (Senior Research Fellow in Education, Department of Learning and Leadership, UCL Institute of Education)
4:40 to 4:55pm: How the study illuminates the Welsh inspection framework - Claire Morgan (Estyn Strategic Director) or Mererid Wyn Williams (Estyn Assistant Director)
4:55 to 5:10pm: Matthew Purves (former Ofsted’s Deputy Director and current Director of Education Services The Academies Enterprise Trust)
5:10 to 5:30pm: Q&A with participants
DLL seminar series
The Department of Learning and Leadership (DLL) hosts a research seminar series where invited speakers present work relevant to the department’s areas of expertise.
Links
- Watch the webinar: Launch of the report "Inspection across the UK"
- DLL seminar series
- UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
- Department of Learning and Leadership
Image: Kirsten Holt for UCL
Senior Research Fellow
the Department of Learning and Leadership at the UCL Institute of Education
Bernie is Principal Investigator on the School inspection across the UK project. Her work focuses on school effectiveness, school improvement and accountability research fields.
Professor in Educational Governance, Director of the research institute LEARN!, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute of Education
Melanie is the External Advisor on the School inspection across the UK project.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes