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On April 4^th Pro Bono Economics submitted a response to the draft Education Inspection Framework from the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted).

The key points it makes are:

• A more holistic approach from Ofsted to assessing the quality of education lends itself to schools adopting more broad-based and creative – yet proven – means of boosting children’s attainment and wellbeing;
• Relieving pressure on schools/teachers via the introduction of a more rounded ‘quality of education’ judgement could help contribute towards better children’s performance against ‘traditional’ metrics (such as attainment) regardless;
• A greater focus on the substance of education (including meaningful physical education) should give schools a better chance of creating an environment that contributes towards higher levels of children’s wellbeing. 

4 April 2019