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Reviewing the quality of your teaching and learning

Use a range of sources to get a reliable overall picture of the quality of teaching and learning in your school. Download our tracking and summary sheets to record and communicate the outcomes of your monitoring activities, and understand how to act on this evidence to improve your offer.

Last reviewed on 7 May 2025
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Contents
  1. You don't need to collect evidence on teaching and learning
  2. Use these sources to monitor the quality of teaching and learning 
  3. Download our sheets to record and communicate your findings
  4. Use your findings to improve your teaching and learning 
  5. Decide whether to use the evidence as part of your teacher appraisal process
This article is based on the current school inspection framework. Ofsted has recently closed a consultation on changes to inspections, with a new framework expected in November 2025. We'll update this article with any changes to the inspection of teaching and learning when it's published.

You can still use the resources and information below to help you review teaching and learning in your school.

You don't need to collect evidence on teaching and learning

Ofsted no longer requires schools to provide evidence of the monitoring of teaching and learning. 

Instead, it will use evidence from its first-hand observations and conversations to evaluate the overall quality of education. 

This is explained in paragraphs 29 and 131 of the School Inspection Handbook.

You'll likely want to gather evidence on teaching and learning for your own purposes, including:

See the sections later in this article for more ideas