Episode description
Episode description
The episode features a conversation with Ofsted's Maths Subject Lead, Steve Wren. We discuss everything from inspections, subject deep-dive, lesson observations, book scrutinies, COVID and more. For show notes, please visit: mrbartonmaths.com/blog/ofsted
Time-stamps:
- Education career, controversies, and accents. (13:13)
- Maths education, policy, and personal interests. (15:31)
- Maths education and refereeing football. (20:56)
- Football refereeing and teaching career insights. (23:27)
- Lesson planning and the importance of cutting losses. (26:31)
- Ofsted inspections and their practicalities. (29:12)
- School inspection process and expectations. (35:33)
- School inspection and grading. (39:09)
- School inspection process and leadership. (42:40)
- Ofsted inspections and deep dives in a secondary school. (49:15)
- Maths curriculum and lesson observations. (51:13)
- Teaching maths in a school. (55:22)
- Ofsted inspections and lesson quality. (1:00:18)
- Ofsted inspections and consistency in teaching practices. (1:04:45)
- Using mini whiteboards in the classroom. (1:07:45)
- Using books to support deep dives in education. (1:11:37)
- Effective lesson observations and deep dives in education. (1:15:14)
- Inspector training and subject expertise in education. (1:18:27)
- Keeping bias out of inspections and tailoring approaches to individual schools. (1:21:55)
- Effective department meetings in schools. (1:26:44)
- Maths education report and its findings. (1:29:32)
- Maths education challenges and solutions. (1:34:23)
- Teaching methods and exam preparation in schools. (1:39:01)
- Secondary school teaching strategies and retention. (1:43:47)
- Primary and secondary school math education. (1:48:12)
- Problem-solving in math education. (1:52:30)
- Effective problem-solving strategies in math education. (1:56:35)
- Maths education balance and practice. (2:00:12)
- Problem-solving in math education. (2:04:43)
- Using departmental meetings to support math problem-solving skills. (2:07:06)
- Curriculum design and problem-solving strategies. (2:11:02)
- Problem-solving strategies in math education. (2:16:07)
- Sharing high-quality educational resources and Ofsted's research review. (2:18:51)
- Maths education and the importance of balancing different perspectives. (2:23:56)
- Ofsted's stance on marking and feedback. (2:28:39)
- Effective math teaching methods and workload management. (2:32:53)
- Using centrally planned resources in maths lessons. (2:36:26)
- Maths education during COVID-19 pandemic. (2:40:29)
- Maths education, homework, and curriculum. (2:45:51)
- Ofsted inspections and curriculum development. (2:49:35)
- The future of math teaching and the importance of skilled teachers. (2:53:04)
- Educational blogs and podcasts for personal growth. (2:57:30)