VIRTUAL EVENT: School inspection across the UK report launch

(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