Book excerpt: This book is a much needed, user friendly guide to the reality of school inspection, providing readers with examples of effective practice, giving an insight into what the inspectors are really looking for and offering a developmental perspective to the inspection process. Specifically linked to the autumn 1995 OFSTED Inspection Framework this book * is a practical guide to preparing for inspection * contains examples and scenarios showing how the inspection process works in practice * gives examples of the kinds of evidence schools should have available. Bill Laar is one of the UK's foremost commentators on schools inspection and its implications for school management and classroom practice. He is a TES columnist. The only book that addresses the new OFSTED framework Action checklists at the end of each chapter so that teachers can apply what they have read to their own situation Includes many questions raised in Bill Laar's weekly column 'An Inspector Writes'.