At the end of March, Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) announced that their latest subject reviews would be published in the summer term. The first part for music – a 71-page research review – is now available, with the second and final part, which will use evidence from deep dives (currently underway), due in 2022.
Mark Phillips, senior HMI and national lead for music, who I am speaking to over Zoom after having been given early access to the report, says: ‘It’s important that it’s seen in the context of the EIF (education inspection framework), because that’s what we do – we inspect schools. The purpose of [the research review] is to explain how the thinking and the rationale behind the EIF applies to music.’
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