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Ofsted alignment

Mind Sync and OFSTED.

How Mind Sync supports schools against the November 2025 framework.

How Mind Sync can support OFSTED criteria

For each of the five evaluation areas where Mind Sync provides support, here is what OFSTED are asking and how Mind Sync can help.

The main event

Inclusion

What OFSTED are asking

How leaders identify and support pupils with SEND and those facing barriers to learning or wellbeing.

How Mind Sync can help

Evidence of staff capability, honest pupil and parent voice, and a prioritised whole-school action plan.

Curriculum and teaching

What OFSTED are asking

Whether reasonable adjustments are well targeted, and teaching draws on evidence about supporting pupils with SEND.

How Mind Sync can help

Data on how often staff use inclusive approaches, and where classroom practice is strong or emerging.

Attendance and behaviour

What OFSTED are asking

Whether staff have the confidence to adapt behaviour policies for pupils with specific needs.

How Mind Sync can help

Evidence of how staff read behaviour, distinguishing distress, defiance and overwhelm.

Personal development and wellbeing

What OFSTED are asking

Whether pupils feel welcome, valued, and that they belong within the school community.

How Mind Sync can help

Pupil voice on belonging and feeling understood, plus staff data on relationships.

Leadership and governance

What OFSTED are asking

Whether leaders ensure staff have the knowledge, skills and capacity to meet pupils’ needs.

How Mind Sync can help

A knowledge-capacity gap analysis, plus a prioritised action plan tied to the evidence.

The world needs all kinds of minds.

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