Podcast 21/12/2023

Exploring school improvement through external review with Noelle Buick and Valerie Dunsford

School improvement through external review is a burgeoning sector of education provision, and the International School Quality Mark (ISQM) and the inspection of British Schools Overseas (BSO) are two methods being increasingly used in this area. But what do these reviews focus on, and how far do they lead to change and improvement?

Noelle Buick and Valerie Dunsford join us on Brighter Futures to discuss the methods, impacts and challenges of school improvement through external review.

This episode covers:

How the inspection of British Schools Overseas (BSO) works
How the International School Quality Mark (ISQM) operates
The similarities and differences between the two systems
Areas of focus and measurement
The views of parents, students and teachers
Challenges and opportunities of both systems.

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