How To Become An Ofsted Inspector?

There are many ways to become an Ofsted inspector. People looking for a change in their career can apply to become one of Her Majesty’s inspectors (HMI) for education and further education or social services, or a regulatory inspection for social care.

HMIs require at least five years of experience in leadership in a relevant role such as headteacher, senior manager in children’s services. The seven-stage recruitment process is followed by an HMI interview. They can expect to be paid between £66,000 to £71,000 per calendar year, depending on their success. Individuals who want to join Ofsted inspector training courses should follow the proper route to be an Ofsted Inspector.

Between £43,500 and £48,500 is the average salary of regulatory inspectors. These people are responsible for making sure that people, places, and services are safe for children and vulnerable young persons.

Ofsted also offers the possibility of becoming a contract inspector. They are increasingly interested in recruiting serving practitioners for schools, further education, and early childhood.

School inspectors who are contracted can earn £535 per Day as a lead inspection and £335 Per Day as a member of a team, or £392 per day for extra work such as quality control or investigating complaints.

Ofsted defines serving practitioners as those who work in a place that is inspected or regulated by Ofsted. Ideally, the setting should be rated at least "good", although job descriptions explain that skilled leaders from provision rated below "good", will be considered if the candidate can show "sustained improvement" and previous experience in leading high-quality care.

 

Contract inspectors in education/further education must also have at least five year's teaching experience. All contracted inspectors need to be able to balance complex and conflicting information and to use that knowledge to offer "insightful advice and judgments".

Training to be an inspector is hard. Before applying to become an inspector, they must register their interests and submit a formal expression of interest. To make it to the next stage of selection and training, applicants must first complete a written task.

One reason many people choose to be inspectors was to stop being told by school officials that this is what Ofsted wants.

Beyond performance data

Some schools are working in very challenging circumstances. They know that what works well for one school won't work for another, as every school is different. They have also had great benefits for the school and their staff. Ofsted requires staff to perform tasks.

Inspection workshop

Education

Ofsted has introduced a new approach for short inspections at "good" schools. Schools with serious concerns about their behaviour or safeguarding will not be permitted to continue to receive a full inspector. Last month's new regulations saw schools that have concerns about their education or leadership and management quality, but no significant safeguarding and behaviour issues, receive a letter detailing strengths and weaknesses. This will be followed by a full inspection in one to two years.

Social Care

According to the regulator's National Director for Social Care, the fear of a poor Ofsted inspection judgement is not an acceptable reason for residential care providers to refuse to take on the most vulnerable children and youths. Eleanor Schooling indicated that the fear of a negative Ofsted report "can play a role" in some settings' unwillingness to support children who are "hard to place". However, she said that "this misplaced worry should never be used to determine whether or otherwise a placement will be offered."

Early Years

Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector at Ofsted, said that Ofsted does NOT set a time limit for nursery snacks. Speaking at a summit that CYP Now's sister magazine Nursery World hosted, Spielman tried to reassure managers about how inspectors don't expect them to see a way of organising snacks. After being exposed to misleading information from multiple sources regarding "the kind of snack Ofsted recommends", settings received misguided advice.

Health Services

Health Care Quality Commission inspectors found that West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has significantly improved its health services for children and young people. They were upgraded from "requires improvements" to "good". Inspectors found that staff "treated children respectfully, with dignity and kindness" and that the entire service had a child-centred culture. This improvement is part of the improvements that saw the trust exempted from special measures in September and August 2013.

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