Our follow-up reports say how well the main points for action made in the original report have been addressed . Most inspection and review teams include a lay member whose experience is not in education. Lay members take an interest in how the school and its pupils or college and students interact with parents and the local community. Currently, there are over 100 Lay Members on HM Inspectors' register. Inspection and review teams often include an associate assessor who is a practising teacher, headteacher or college lecturer from another establishment.
Associate assessors are full members of the inspection team.
They receive extensive training from HMI before involvement in inspections. If your child's school is to be inspected, our notes for parents on inspections provide information on what will happen and what the report will tell you about. If you wish to know more about what happens during a school inspection, our briefing notes provide information on key aspects of the process. If you wish to prepare for a school inspection, you may be interested in copies of relevant documents we use. This link will open in a new window and offers you choices on what to view.