Ofsted’s Inspection Framework 2025 – Bitesize Course

Course Overview

This bitesize course will help you better understand and get ready for an Ofsted visit under the Inspection Framework that came into force in November 2025.

It is suitable for primary, secondary and special school PE leaders and has been produced not only to support those preparing for inspection but also to support school improvement more generally. Like all our bitesize courses, it is free to access for PE Scholar members.

Whilst it is geared towards getting you ready for inspection, by sharing pertinent materials and highlighting aspects of Ofsted’s published resources/ inspection toolkits that need to be understood, this course is aimed at supporting improvements regardless of inspection. It provides the opportunity for discussion board conversations that you may want to revisit as other PE leaders reflect on questions, receive ideas/advice from elsewhere AND experience inspections firsthand to be able to pass on their gems of wisdom on to you.

You can complete the lessons in bite-sized chunks or all in one go with anytime anywhere access via our website. Each lesson is fully asynchronous, meaning you can log on whenever you want to complete the content. On completion you will be awarded a certificate for your professional development records.

Instructor

Will Swaithes

Will Swaithes is an experienced teacher, teacher educator and leader of teaching and learning. With over 20 years’ experience in education, he is currently Curriculum Design Lead for a project we are doing for Oak National Academy. Will was previously Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at Birmingham City University leading the secondary PGCE programme and continues to contribute to that programme and Initial Teacher Education at several other institutions including Loughborough and Buckingham universities. Will is Education Director at PE Scholar, a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) for Redhill Academy, previous Head of Physical Education and Achievement for Youth Sport Trust (YST), previous Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning and author of an OCR GCSE PE textbook. He achieved Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) status in 2006 and also holds a Masters in Educational Leadership. Will has a reputation for high-quality consultancy services, mentoring support and training with an ambition to ensure PE stands for Positive Experiences for all children in all schools.