This blog has it all, discussing the devastating impact of having an "inadequate" lesson observation.
But until the next lesson observation, I'm carrying this burden of doubt around.
I even have a sneaking feeling that I may get an outstanding lesson observation soon.
Just before Christmas, I had a lesson observation by an external consultant.
But then does having published lesson observation criteria stop this happening under Ofsted?
Respondents overwhelmingly agreed that managers should not rely on lesson observation as the main or sole source of evidence for such a key judgement on their practice.
Inspectors will judge the quality of teaching over time and compare their lesson observation judgements on teachers against those of the school.
One young teacher shared her experience of the most recent lesson observation she'd had, in which she had been judged to be "satisfactory".
I was once told that if you prepare for a lesson observation and you were awarded with an outstanding then your 'normal' could be judged to be good.
Although I had had a "good" lesson observation with a particularly difficult class by a senior colleague I had lost all my confidence and was suspicious of everyone.
