Deep Dive Workshop – January 2020
The following are notes taken from information given by
Primary Teachers who have been through an Ofsted
inspection and interviewed about their school PE provision.
1. PE can be put forward as one of the subject focus areas
(it may be refused), but schools have a choice of which
subjects to put forward
2. Chat with inspector was around 30 minutes. Tips
- Target your answers
- 30 minutes isn’t long to tell them everything
- Get the best bits out and know what you want to say
- Be strategic in your answers.
3. Inspectors asked how PE was monitored and measured.
What is it giving to the children?
4. Inspectors spoke to a focus group of teachers – make
sure all teachers are saying the same thing about PE.
Teachers were asked how they have been supported in
PE.
5. Rare that inspectors are PE specialists, so don’t presume
they know what is good PE.
6. Observation of a PE Lesson
- They looked at whatever PE lesson was timetabled
that day.
- Took sports leaders aside to ask them questions
- Time was a big factor they didn’t stay for a whole
lesson
7. Evidence was shown on KS2 questionnaire that was sent
out to children and the analysis. Planning for clubs was
shown as a result.
8. Questions from Inspectors: What would PE look like in 6
months and 12 months? Was provision sustainable if
using an outside coach? How do outside coaches assess
