Since the 1992 Education Act inaugurated national arrangements for inspection, schools have operated within an 'inspection climate' which pervades every aspect of school life on a continual basis. The significance of OFSTED inspections cannot be overestimated. They are often the most challenging, searching, uncompromising and stressful events teacher have ever experienced. What effects do they have on teachers and their work, on their self and role, and on school policy and ethos? Drawing on case studies from contrasting primary schools over a three- year period, this book reveals how OFSTED inspections were received within primary schools. It meets the need for detailed, rigorous research into inspections and their effects on teachers.
Introduction; Notes from the Field (1): Inspection Week at Lowstate; Chapter 1 Bridging the Gap: The Inspectors' Perspective; Notes from the Field (2): Monday Early Encounters; Chapter 2 A Conflict of Values: The Teachers' Perspective; Notes from the Field (3): Tuesday Aclimatization Day; Chapter 3 The Colonization of Teachers' Lives, Selves and Work; Notes from the Field (4): Wednesday The Longest Day Chapter 4 Feeling Deprofessionalized: The Social Construction of Teacher Emotions; Notes from the Field (5): Thursday Last Performance; Chapter 5 Coping with Ofsted Inspections; Notes from the Field (6): Friday Celebration and Review
