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Gemma Roxburgh Acting Headteacher Wadhurst CE Primary School

Background:

2017-2018:

• Head of School at Hamsey Community Primary, near Lewes.
• Seconded by ESCC to Wadhurst CE Primary School September 2018.

Wadhurst:

• Headteacher on long term sick leave since February 2018.
• Deputy Headteacher covered the Acting Head Role until September 2018 with the

support of an Executive Head 2 days per week.

• Deputy wanted to go back into the classroom from September.
• Ofsted window open.

2018-2019:

• Head of School secondment (initially until Christmas).
• Executive Headteacher supervised school 1 day per week until Christmas.
• Building works over the holidays- whole school had been cleared and had to be put

back together. Children back into school on Thursday 6th September (Reception Monday 10th September).

Ofsted call – Tuesday 11th September!

Deputy Head in Maidstone – Peer Review training. Executive Head at Bodiam. Call – 11.30am to the Office from Inspection Support Team to inform S8 Inspection. Composed myself, loaded up the website and then called back. Gave instructions to office to get Deputy/Executive Head into school asap! 12.00 – Inspection document received from Ofsted – Confirmed Inspector details and given guidance and documents:

• parent letter template and guidance
• letter to governors
• provider notification

Informed:

• Governors. Cancelled FGB that evening.
• County (Claire Roberts) and Diocese.
• Staff via lunchtime gathering.

The Call!

12.30 – Ofsted Inspector phone call.

• Shared information about current structure. An up to date

website is very useful!

• SDP and SEF sent via Provider Portal.
• Confirmed arrangements including time of arrival, allocated parking

space, room and refreshment requirements.

• Draft timetable received as a follow up to call.

Preparation:

• Ensured staff were feeling as good as they could!
• Checked learning environments.
• Went through draft SDP with SLT and then submitted a copy to Ofsted and

governors.

• Ensured surveys were sent out to parents/staff.
• Checked diary for any meetings that needed to be rescheduled.
• Class timetables collated.
• Inspector requested specific data re make up of school e.g. whole school lists

gender/disadvantaged/SEN/EAL.

• Gathered books and prepared staff for subject leader interviews…
• Document check – ensured we had evidence:

 T and L monitoring  Behaviour records  External visit reports  SCR check  DSL files  Attendance information  Governor files

On the day:

Early arrival, brief meeting with Inspector and tour of school. Meet staff. Check SCR. Talk to parents on the gate. Self-evaluation meeting. Lesson drop ins and progress discussions. Behaviour, safeguarding and attendance meeting. Observing pupils at lunch time and hearing readers. KIT meetings. Work scrutiny with subject leaders. Meet governors/LA

Kept up to speed throughout the day via KIT meetings = no surprises! Meeting at 5.30pm to discuss draft report. Inspector, governors, LA and Diocese representatives were present. Sense of achievement and exhaustion! Shared with staff that we were staying with a 1 day inspection and they could go home. Treated staff to a shared lunch and bubbles the following day!

What happens next?

No chance!

Discuss and edit SEF/SDP to reflect the inspection recommendations. Complete Ofsted processes – get the report from draft to the public. Reiterate the message to staff that this is just the beginning of the next journey.