Ofsted response to Education Select Committee
"Disappointment and consternation" at response to Education Select Committee report into the inspectorate.
"Disappointment and consternation" at response to Education Select Committee report into the inspectorate.
A completed exemplar of the risk assessment form – for members who haven’t completed a risk assessment before.
Only root and branch reform will end the tyranny of the inspection regime and the climate of fear it creates.
Risk assessment guide to help employers, in consultation with the recognised trade unions, assess the extent of harm that may be caused by the Ofsted process and take practical steps to minimise these risks.
The proposed model for AP has flaws which will benefit neither young people nor the staff working with them.
This report suggests some important changes but does not grasp the true scale of the problem.
A government which wants to make a difference to the wellbeing of teachers and school leaders will need to go deeper than these announcements.
Ofsted is clinging on to its delusions. The measures it proposes in response to the senior coroner’s report do not match the scale of the problem that it inflicts on schools.
This announcement signals that the Chief Inspector recognises that it is now time for Ofsted to listen to the voice of educators and their unions.
Until the changes identified are made, Ofsted must pause its inspections of schools.