School inspection under OFSTED continues to generate discussion and controversy. This book is a contribution to the wide debate about the role and function of OFSTED inspection, particularly as it relates to school improvement and raising standards.

Introduction - Peter Earley
PART ONE: SCHOOL, GOVERNING BODY AND LEA RESPONSES: AN OVERVIEW
OFSTED and Afterwards? Schools¿ Responses to Inspection - Janet Ouston and Jacqueline Davies
Governing Bodies and School Inspection - Peter Earley
Potential for Empowerment?
Partners in Pursuit of Quality - Margaret Wood
LEA Support for School Improvement after Inspection
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES
The Use and Impact of OFSTED in a Primary School - Tony Dimmer and Jacky Metiuk
Brookfield Special School - Vanessa Aris, Jim Davies and Peter Johnson
Recovery from Failure
Responding to School Inspection - Doug Close
Focusing on Development
Raising Standards and Raising Morale - Helen Hosker and Sue Robb
A Case Study of Change
PART THREE: SCHOOL RESPONSES: TOWARDS A CRITIQUE OF INSPECTION
Inspection and Change in the Classroom - Geoff Lowe
Rhetoric and Reality?
Inspection and the School Improvement Hoax - Peter Lonsdale and Carl Parsons
School Improvement or School Control? Teachers¿ Views on the Long Term Value of Inspection - Nigel Cromey-Hawke
Inspection without Direction - Margaret Mathieson and Mel Vlaeminke
School¿s Responses to OFSTED Requirements in Moral and Spiritual Education
PART FOUR: RE-INSPECTION AND BEYOND
The Inspector Calls Again - Brian Fidler and Jacqueline Davies
The Reinspection of Schools
Conclusion - Peter Earley
Towards Self-Assessment?