He praised the best governors for focusing on the "big issues", such as "the quality of teaching, the progress and achievement of their pupils, and the culture which supports this".
Therefore performance-related pay is not simply "payment by results", but effective teaching resulting in real progress by pupils, related to pupils' individual circumstances.
The report said progress to improve teaching and learning had been slow to get under way but was now gaining momentum.
But so far, research is teaching us that these diseases are very complicated and progress towards cures or treatments is very slow.
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Spurred on by her speedy progress, Browne took time off from her teaching job to spend her winters touring the luge circuit in Europe and North America.
There had been inadequate progress in improving the quality of all aspects of teaching and learning but work on prioritising the safety and wellbeing of students was satisfactory.
Academic progress could be improved further in some centres by teaching pupils in narrower age groups, as there were "limitations" in grouping the whole 11 to 16 age range together.
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Ofsted criticised the academy's teaching objectives and the report said there were too few checks on pupils' understanding and progress throughout lessons.
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Dilapidated teaching facilities, such as old blackboards and even a lack of benches, can hinder educational progress in schools through creating a poor learning environment.
Instead, he said, inspectors wanted to see "teaching which is part of the normal pattern of school life and which gives youngsters the chance to progress".
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