There's me with my first OFSTED looming, thinking that all I need to is to put together a decent lesson, but the kids seem to think otherwise! (I teach 'A' level) and they told me some of the tricks that the other teachers are doing / have done in the past to secure a good ofsted report for the school:
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Teaching the lesson a few weeks before, just so all the kids can show they've learnt something at the end!
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At 'A' level, telling your not very bright kids not to turn up.
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Private keys, like raise a right hand if you know the answer and left if you don't (then the teacher only asks the students with their right hands raised)
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Other private signals, like if a teacher sees Ofsted outside, they clap hands or something, so all the kids raise their hands and it looks as though they're having a good lesson!
Am shocked at all the devious ploys people use to get a good ofsted report (but fully understand why - without a good ofsed, no chance of getting beacon /specialist status, 40K+ the school won't get in extra funding).
May use some of these, but what other ones am I missing out on!?!
Naive teacher