Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
Like jesus.
A moment's silence for the untimely passing of milly molly and spanglechick's weekend
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Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Ich bin ein Mod
does his make up in his room
Kiddy-on teaching then
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
{{{milly molly}}}
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
Good luck guys. 
scifisam
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I think the short notice is about right now. The practical matters, erm, matter a lot (you can tell I'm an English teacher), not just because SMT might be out, but because half the school might be out on a trip. Also, some schools have 'project weeks' when you can't really judge what the year-round teaching's like, and individual teachers might have prepared something unusual and not representative (which could be good for them, perhaps, but not good for a realistic inspection). Additonally, it's because Ofsted, those incredibly efficient people, just might not take notice of local school holidays or inset days and the like, and turn up when the school's closed.
Besides, it's like a job interview in lots of ways - for your own job - and you'd expect a little preparation for your job interview. You wouldn't expect to be dragged in for an interview on a day when you're fluey, you're wearing clothes that you had to sniff to check if they were OK, and the printer's eaten your CV. There's nothing serious you can really cover up in the short time allowed. With no notice at all, too much would depend on luck.
We're due an inspection this year, though, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Not that I'm so wonderful - just that I've been so incredibly relaxed this year and winged it in every single lesson and lesson observation, and they've all gone really well, so I'm hoping my luck will hold.
*sends some of this luck towards spangles and milly molly*
*keeps some back for self anyway*
Besides, it's like a job interview in lots of ways - for your own job - and you'd expect a little preparation for your job interview. You wouldn't expect to be dragged in for an interview on a day when you're fluey, you're wearing clothes that you had to sniff to check if they were OK, and the printer's eaten your CV. There's nothing serious you can really cover up in the short time allowed. With no notice at all, too much would depend on luck.
We're due an inspection this year, though, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Not that I'm so wonderful - just that I've been so incredibly relaxed this year and winged it in every single lesson and lesson observation, and they've all gone really well, so I'm hoping my luck will hold.
*sends some of this luck towards spangles and milly molly*
*keeps some back for self anyway*
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
Best of luck ladies... let us know how you get on.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
No - I'm taking a break before I finish my wall displays. They arrive tomorrow.
Still, my room looks gorgeous.
trashpony
Hag
Pics please!
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
cameraless, at the mo - may rustle one up from media resources if i have time... but... they're only wall displays and that. not dreadfully exciting...
trashpony
Hag
I really like wall displays. I used to love it when we had open days at school
Fuck I'm sad. I'm going to bed I'm so sad
19sixtysix
Bring me sunshine
From another thread but seems most appropriate
Good luck with the inspection.
Good luck with the inspection.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
ok - they've gone. i'm home in bed and half a bottle of wine down already.
monday i worked til 9.30pm.
tuesday i got up at 5.30am and stayed at school til 9.30
wednesday i got up at 5.30am and left at 6pm
today i got up at 5.30am and ran out as school as i dismissed the kids at 3.20.
am utterly shattered. and i wasn't even observed!
in fact my whole dept was ignored. bastard cunting inspectors.
monday i worked til 9.30pm.
tuesday i got up at 5.30am and stayed at school til 9.30
wednesday i got up at 5.30am and left at 6pm
today i got up at 5.30am and ran out as school as i dismissed the kids at 3.20.
am utterly shattered. and i wasn't even observed!
in fact my whole dept was ignored. bastard cunting inspectors.
BlueSquareThing
With chips
in fact my whole dept was ignored. bastard cunting inspectors.
That's the spirit!
I could say I told you so... <duck>
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
in fact my whole dept was ignored. bastard cunting inspectors.
Fucking annoying when that happens, isn't it? Or they walk in in your least shiny lesson... bastards. Glad it's over though - well done.
catinthehat
Failed VK = Replicant
We have HMIE in a couple of months and have just received a dictat that all teaching materials have to be changed to a different font and have the logo in the corner. Obviously they are irrelevant without this. I work with three people from FE all of whom are inspectors, none of whom have a teaching or any other qualification and yet teachers quake awaiting their judgement on their abilities. Bloody madness. Im glad yours is over. Institute of Education did some research a few years ago and found that in an inspection year there is a tendency for results to go down. "Classes are cancelled due to staff having to do some vital font changing".
Ceej
Where is my mind?
Ofsted horror stories #2
One school I know of rehearsed their lessons again and again, and when the class was inspected, all the children were word perfect, apart from one, who fluffed his lines. To his teacher's absolute horror, the entire class parrotted the answer.
No reaction, no comment, no consequence from the inspectors. It was their last observation and they clearly couldn't be arsed. One teacher at the school who was consistently getting 4's in her obs was asked to take the week off!!!!! Made her feel much more confident, I'm sure.
One school I know of rehearsed their lessons again and again, and when the class was inspected, all the children were word perfect, apart from one, who fluffed his lines. To his teacher's absolute horror, the entire class parrotted the answer.
No reaction, no comment, no consequence from the inspectors. It was their last observation and they clearly couldn't be arsed. One teacher at the school who was consistently getting 4's in her obs was asked to take the week off!!!!! Made her feel much more confident, I'm sure.
Missez
Britisher Abroad
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