This webinar, co-hosted by Keystone Tutors and Wild Search, brought together a distinguished panel of experienced educationalists to challenge some of the assumptions which are often made regarding schools.
It is almost 30 years since the advent of school league tables and Ofsted/ISI ratings are well known to most parents when assessing schools for their children. The Good Schools Guide includes entries on thousands of schools across the UK with reports by experienced reviewers. But do these three different tools give as full a picture as parents and students need to decide on which schools are doing well? Are perceptions and judgements sufficiently accurate and up to date? Do they consider not only the quality of teaching and learning but the impact the pupils make in their future careers? Are exam results overemphasised to the detriment of the contribution schools make to the wider communities they serve? Should “character education” and “value added” be included more widely as measures? This webinar, co-hosted by Keystone Tutors and Wild Search, brought together a distinguished panel of experienced educationalists to ask these questions and challenge some of the assumptions which are often made.
Chair: Edward Wild, Founder of Wild Search
Panel:
Anna Trethewey, Head of Strategy, Ofsted
Grace Moody-Stuart, Director, Good Schools Guide
Harriet Blomefield, Head of Education Consultancy, Keystone Tutors