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  • How to identify your high and low-ability pupils Recommended - Get a handle on how to identify your high and low-ability pupils, so you can make sure your curriculum meets the needs of all learners. Find out how to assess pupils in both core and foundation subjects, and what to explain to Ofsted inspectors about your chosen method.
  • More able/gifted and talented policy: examples Find examples of policies for the most able, more able or gifted and talented pupils from primary and secondary schools. Use them for inspiration if you're writing or reviewing your own policy.
  • Planning scrutiny: template Download and customise our template to help you scrutinise teachers' general and topic-specific planning.
  • Pupil progress meetings: how to run them Get guidance on how to run pupil progress meetings, including who to invite and how often to have them. Download our template to help teachers prepare evidence for a meeting, as well as our list of questions to guide discussion and create action points.
  • Ofsted's MAT research: key learnings and recommendations Find out what schools in trusts find helpful about their MATs, and where the schools and the MATs face challenges. This research also covers what most MATs do similarly and what differs from trust to trust - use our summary to get straight to the bits you can learn from.
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  • Leadership structures in 'outstanding' schools Find guidance from a school leader on how you can organise your staffing structure, and have a look at how some ‘outstanding’ schools have structured their leadership teams.
  • Talent mapping across your trust: getting the most out of a skills database Auditing your staff to create a skills database can help the schools across your trust access in-house experts. This can save you money, encourage collaboration, manage talent and drive improvement. Follow our tips to make this work in your trust and find examples of audits you can use.
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  • How to develop your middle leaders As a senior leader, you'll always be looking out for up-and-coming talent among your staff. Learn how to show your middle leaders that you recognise their potential and take action to grow it within your school, so you can develop the next generation of senior leaders.
  • Pay progression on the MPR and UPR Teachers employed under the STPCD must be considered for pay progression annually. See guidance on judging teacher performance on the main pay range (MPR) and upper pay range (UPR). You'll also find expert advice on how to assess teachers' performance and who ultimately makes the decision.
  • Analysing pupil progress data in your subject or department See how to carry out data analysis on pupil progress, what to focus on, and how to use your findings to drive improvement in your subject or department.
  • Differentiation: audit tools and resources Download our audit to invite teachers to reflect on their use of differentiation in areas such as questioning, resources and tasks set. See if these examples of differentiation strategies could work for you.
  • Coaching in schools Help your staff improve their performance, while creating a more collaborative culture through coaching. Find out what makes an effective coach and how you can make it work in your school.
  • Teaching assistants: role and responsibilities Understand the regulations around teaching assistant (TA) roles and responsibilities, including 'specified work'. Learn about deploying TAs effectively and download our model job description and person specification for a TA, to adapt to your school's needs.
  • Work scrutiny: how-to and template Follow these steps to make sure your work scrutinies have an impact and lead to improvements in your school.
  • Analysing your suspensions, exclusions and behaviour data Find out what to look out for in your data, and how to take action if you spot any issues in your practice. Use your data to make your school a more inclusive place and get Ofsted-ready.
  • Art, design and music policies (primary) See examples of art, design and music policies from a wide range of schools to inspire you when writing your own policies for creative foundation subjects.
  • Staff handbook: guidance and examples Save yourself time by reading what to include in your staff handbook, and using our examples from schools for inspiration.
  • SEN provision mapping Evidence how you meet the needs of pupils with SEN and additional needs, measure the impact of your interventions and calculate their cost, by downloading our template provision maps to improve your SEN provision mapping.
  • Placing pupils in older or younger year groups Know what to consider when deciding whether to place pupils ahead or behind their year group ('front yearing' or 'back yearing').
  • Lesson observations: how-to guide and templates Get to grips with how to carry out successful lesson observations. Use our lesson observation templates, 2 of which are based on Ofsted inspection criteria, our template feedback form for staff, and a spreadsheet to keep track of observations throughout the school year.