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OFSTED has a habit of making damaging and superficial observations on teachers' lessons.
"Nothing is good enough for people like you
Have to have someone take the fall.
Something to sabotage
Determined to lose it all" (aimee Mann)
This is because of the structure of lesson observation. Anyone who observes a lesson has a little form invented by a Whitehall mandarin which insists that "points for improvement" must be included...so nothing is ever good enough.

Do not forget that OFSTED inspectors can be asked to teach a demonstration lesson to show teachers what they ought to be doing. I suggest you choose the class with care and videotape the results for staff training purposes .....or the Christmas party depending on the outcome.

One adviser in West Sussex has had the courage to do this and rose in my estimation and the estimation of the other teachers who were there to observe. Don't tell me how to be a better teacher. Show me