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 25 and 109 of the school inspection handbook.
You'll likely want to gather evidence on teaching and learning for your own purposes, including:
- School improvement
- Staff's professional development and performance management
- Improving your 'quality of education'
See the sections later in this article for more ideas on how to do this.
Lesson observations Use our how-to guide and templates to make sure these are set up for success. While lesson observations are among the most reliable sources of evidence for the quality of teaching and learning, they only give you a snapshot. Triangulate them with these other sources to build