Lists such as these are only useful up to a point. They do highlight what is characteristically present in lessons judged as outstanding, but much depends on how these different ingredients are blended together. Generic advice of teaching and learning can be found in the sections called the teaching process and the learning process, but the most useful port of call is the outstanding lessons section where you will find best practice exemplified in a context that will make this worthy list come alive.
Probably the best indicator of an outstanding lesson is one where ALL pupils, especially those at the ends of the attainment range make very good progress, with some doing exceptionally well and none left behind. I nearly always find this to occur when the atmosphere is one of enthusiastic curiosity and a real desire to learn.
Curiously OFSTED does not provide us with its criteria for
