Ofsted's stance on deep dives
Ofsted believes there are probably better ways than internal deep dives to "drill down to the quality of curriculum" yourself.
This is because a subject deep dive carried out by Ofsted is meant to be a snapshot in time – it's a chance for inspectors to look at the quality of education you provide in a specific timeframe when they inspect.
If you'd like to carry out your own deep dive
There's nothing stopping you from doing so.
Follow the steps below to help you get the most out of it. You'll find links to our other articles to help you, such as our deep dive questions, audit tools and templates.
Internal deep dives in a nutshell
You shouldn’t use the deep dive to grade your staff’s performance or prepare them for an inspection (you can use