Practical guidance for secondary school leaders on enrichment compliance, Ofsted readiness and student engagement. Published by the team at Avalon – the people building the tools schools use to evidence enrichment.
Is your enrichment provision inspection-ready?
Answer a few quick questions and get your school’s Enrichment Readiness score – plus a practical action plan. Free and takes 5 minutes.
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Is There Too Much Enrichment?
Is there too much enrichment in schools? The timing couldn’t be more perfect to ask, given the DfE recently published its Enrichment Framework, and we’ve just completed the busiest period…
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The eight Ofsted Enrichment Benchmarks: what every secondary school needs to know
Earlier this year I wrote about the enrichment section of the Government’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review — a part that barely registered at the time. It has…
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Five questions to ask before choosing enrichment management software
Schools are under increasing pressure to evidence enrichment — not just run it. Before you commit to a platform, these are the questions worth asking. I’ve sat in a lot…
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Building an Ofsted-ready Evidence Pack for Personal Development and Wellbeing
You and your colleagues have built a comprehensive extra-curricular programme. School trips, visiting speakers and carefully chosen co-curricular opportunities are woven into an already packed curriculum. On paper, your school…
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SEND and enrichment: how do you know your disadvantaged pupils are taking part?
I was speaking to a deputy head last term. She was confident about her school’s enrichment offer — a good range of clubs, solid attendance overall, students genuinely engaged. But…
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What the room told us: enrichment readiness in secondary schools right now
Last Friday, I was in a room with secondary headteachers from across Kingston and Richmond in south-west London. The session was organised around the Curriculum and Assessment Review — a…
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Enrichment & the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The final report by the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review, led by Professor Becky Francis, has been published. Alongside this, the Government has provided a response document detailing plans to…