Opinion Archives

Opinion: The ISI Inspection Myth Buster!

What is involved in an ISI Inspection ? There are many changes to the inspection framework from September 2023. The most significant is that ISI…

Why international schools go for BSO Accreditation

BSO Accreditation can provide several benefits, both for the schools themselves and for their pupils. In 2022, ISC Research data recorded a total of 13,180…

ISI Inspection Methodology for September 2023

ISI have published their new inspection framework and handbook for inspection from September 2023. The documents remain in draft form during the summer term as…

Ofsted transition arrangement to end : implications for your School

Where did the transition arrangement apply? The transition period was initially created to acknowledge that schools might need time to adjust to the new curriculum…

Closing the Vocabulary Word Gap after lockdown

“Nothing matters more than words.” Geoff Barton (General Secretary, ASCL) Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were concerns about literacy & vocabulary barriers to the curriculum,…

How do we prepare children for the future of the work?

When it comes to the future of work, technology is the future. Industries all around the world will be disrupted as technology continues to develop…

Opinion: The Ofsted Myth Buster!

What does Ofsted want? Here are the facts about the requirements of Ofsted. JMC have delivered these messages in training all over the country for…

OFSTED finds that Faith Schools Outperform the Rest

Ofsted data has revealed that faith schools account for a disproportionate percentage of the country’s best-performing primary schools. The figures, released by the Department for…

SLT : Positive Approaches to Stress & Crisis Management

“As a school, we have been dealing with so many changes to policies, but we’re so conscious of focusing on the children and their needs,…

Improving School Wellbeing Through Positive School Culture

The last 18 months have been the most challenging that schools can remember. The impact of the pandemic has really taken its toll on the…