Curriculum Lead Ofsted Inspection Preparation Bundle

Ofsted inspection can feel daunting when you’re a curriculum lead, especially if you’re new to the role or haven’t experienced an inspection under the current framework.

Designed specifically for curriculum leads, this focused preparation pack translates the 2025 School Inspection Toolkit into practical guidance about your role during inspection. You’ll understand when and how you’ll engage with inspectors, what questions they’re likely to explore and how to demonstrate the excellent curriculum work you’re already doing to ensure pupils learn an ambitious, coherent curriculum.

You’ll get:

• Curriculum Lead Inspection Role Guidance – clear explanation of when you’ll be involved during inspection, what happens during curriculum and teaching learning walks and focused leadership discussions, and what inspectors want to understand from you
• Example Ofsted Curriculum Lead Questions – realistic questions you might be asked during inspection conversations, helping you practise articulating your approach and identify any areas to strengthen
• Further supporting documents – including a leader action checklist to build your inspection knowledge, an inspection readiness tool to evaluate your current practice against toolkit statements, and editable grade descriptor grids highlighting curriculum and teaching across the framework

This Ofsted curriculum lead resources pack helps to build your confidence to articulate your work clearly and supports you to prepare effectively without creating unnecessary workload. All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school’s specific context and use them as part of your ongoing curriculum leadership, not just for inspection preparation.