Questions Ofsted might ask headteachers and the SLT

Last reviewed on 8 July 2022
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  1. Questions about your curriculum
  2. Questions on other areas
  3. How inspectors decide what to ask

Questions about your curriculum

As the headteacher or senior leader, be prepared for inspectors to ask you a few top-level questions about:

  • Your vision
  • Curriculum intent
  • Strengths and weaknesses of your curriculum provision 

Inspectors won't ask you most of the questions on our list if you have middle leaders who are in charge of subjects, phases, departments and/or classes – most of these questions will be aimed at your middle leaders instead. However, if subject leadership responsibilities sit with you, expect inspectors to ask you more of the questions on this list. 

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This resource is based on:

  • Questions Ofsted asked leaders in 8 schools about their curriculum (for the 'quality of education' measure) under the 2019 Ofsted framework
  • Advice from our associate education expert. 

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