4.4 Quality of teaching and learning
4.4.1. In delivering the national curriculum, the overall quality of teaching and learning in
England is judged to be good. In her Annual Report (Ofsted, 2006a), Her Majesty’s Chief
Inspector of Schools stated that:
The overall picture is positive. The key messages are encouraging and speak for
themselves. The overwhelming majority of childcare and nursery education settings
inspected are at least satisfactory and over half are good or outstanding. More than nine
in ten maintained schools inspected this year are at least satisfactory in their overall
effectiveness, while almost six in 10 are good or outstanding.
However, the Chief Inspector also added a note of caution.
The challenge of dealing with some persistent weaknesses remains. Too many schools
are inadequate: about one in twelve of maintained schools inspected, and a higher
proportion of secondary schools than primary schools.
4.4.2. These findings are set out in the table below