Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 30 November 2009.
Conclusions and recommendations
Summary
1 Introduction
Context for the Inquiry and Report
The need for an accountability system
Overview of the accountability system
2 Schools' Self-Evaluation, Self-Improvement Partners and Local Authorities
School governance
Self-evaluation
School Improvement Partners
The role of local authorities
School performance and improvement
School budget and finance
Statutory powers
3 The Inspectorate
Background: the duties of the Chief Inspector and the functions of Ofsted
The need for an independent inspectorate
The role of Ofsted in school improvement
The evaluation of provision: the need for a balanced picture of school provision
Performance data based on test results
Indicators of other aspects of provision
4 Achievement and Attainment Tables and the School Report Card
Achievement and Attainment Tables
The effects of Achievement and Attainment Tables on schools
Accounting for the full range of a school's work
School Report Card
The proposals
Contents of the school report card
Terms of Reference
Appraisal of the school report card
5 Conclusion: complexity, consistency and coercion
Complexity
Consistency
Coercion: are schools really free to drive their own improvement?
Conclusion
Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 88-II)
Monday 16 March 2009 Wednesday 1 April 2009 Wednesday 22 April 2009 Wednesday 29 April 2009 Wednesday 6 May 2009 Wednesday 8 July 2009 WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 88-II)