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Inspection Skills
- A one-day course led by an associate with an inspection background
School Impact
The associates will coach, support and mentor you through the process of inspection.
By the end of the course you will:
- have an improved understanding of the process of inspection;
- a clearer understanding of pre-inspection trails and inspection planning;
- know how inspectors conduct an inspection and range of activities that take place, and how these strategies might be adapted within your school’s monitoring and evaluation processes;
- know how to best prepare your own school for an inspection;
- reflect on your own school’s strengths and areas for development and your evaluation of effectiveness.
- Facilitator
- Venue & Travel Information
Peter Cox, ECM Education
Peter has considerable experience as a senior leader in secondary schools. As such he was a serving practitioner working for Ofsted as an additional inspector and was later seconded to Ofsted. He then joined CfBT, Ofsted’s inspection service provider in the north as Senior Managing Inspector, with special responsibility for schools causing concern in the primary and secondary phases. His particular expertise is in school improvement.
In September 2011 Peter became an independent consultant and continued to work as a lead inspector for Ofsted. He has led conferences and training on school improvement, including themes such as, inspection frameworks, leadership and management, teaching and learning and school governance. He works with several governing bodies as an external adviser for the headteacher’s performance management. Peter works with many primary and secondary schools, single academies and Multi Academy Trusts as their external improvement partner. Peter is also one of three Education Advisers for Birmingham City Council.
Peter is a Lead Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate and an Education Adviser for the Department of Education’s Academy Performance and Brokerage Division. He also works directly to Sir David Carter in his National Sponsors Unit looking after one of the nine major national Multi Academy Trusts in England that includes primary, secondary and all through.
Peter has been an associate vice principal of an outstanding Multi Academy Trust in the North East of England working across their two secondary academies, three primaries and a studio school. Until recently he was an Interim Executive Principal of an 11-18 academy in the West Midlands. He is currently a Trustee of a Multi Academy Trust in the North West of England.
Peter has qualified teacher status, NPQH and a Masters in Education Management..
Skills Spotlight
- Due Diligence Review
- Headteacher Performance Management
- High School
- Inspection
- Leadership and Management
- Teaching & Learning
Hopwood Hall College
Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.
How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.