Ofsted Inspector
Valerie Elson
Active in published reports from Mar 2023 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
14
As lead
0
0% of visits
Last 12 months
4
Remits
2
Schools & FE 5 · Other 9
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement4
Behaviour and attitudes1
Curriculum teaching and training4
Inclusion4
Leadership4
Leadership and management1
Personal development1
Professional behaviours personal development and wellbeing4
Quality of education1
All inspections (14)
- National Institute of Teaching (NIoT)15 Jun 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Southwark· very positive tone· Adam Vincent, Andrea Bedeau, Deborah Walters +13Partly verifiedlowestExceptional
- Associated Merseyside Partnership SCITT8 Jun 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Adrian Fearn, David Robinson, Felicity Ackroyd +3Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- Best Practice Network18 May 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Bristol· very positive tone· Julie McGrane, Ben Jordan, Carrie McMillan +14Partly verifiedlowestStrong
- Liverpool Hope University16 Mar 2026 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Adrian Fearn, Andy Cunningham, Dawn Davies +9Partly verifiedlowestExpected
- All Saints Catholic College24 Apr 2025 ·Academy converter· Tameside· mostly positive tone· Amina Modan, Eleanor Overland, Scott Maclean +1Good
- Bright Futures SCITT13 Jun 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Trafford· positive tone· Aly Spencer, David Spruce, Gill Parkinson +3Report
- University of Manchester23 May 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Manchester· very positive tone· Dawn Davies, Ben Hill, Jackie Stillings +3Report
- University of Chester2 May 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Fiona Burke-Jackson, Dawn Davies, Eleanor Overland +3Report
- Associated Merseyside Partnership SCITT28 Mar 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Jackie Stillings, Sarah Barraclough, Valerie ElsonReport
- Educate Group Initial Teacher Training21 Mar 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Elaine Mawson, Dawn Davies, Valerie ElsonReport
- Manchester Metropolitan University7 Mar 2024 ·Initial Teacher Education· Manchester· positive tone· Felicity Ackroyd, Alyson Spencer, Dawn Davies +4Report
- Liverpool John Moores University15 Jun 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Liverpool· very positive tone· Felicity Ackroyd, Aly Spencer, Dawn Davies +4Report
- Manchester Nexus SCITT25 May 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Oldham· positive tone· Michael Pennington, Dawn Davies, Sonja Oyen +1Report
- Cheshire East SCITT31 Mar 2023 ·Initial Teacher Education· Cheshire East· positive tone· Jonathan Smart, Aly Spencer, Valerie ElsonReport
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