Ofsted: not fit for purpose
Head teacher Cathy Earley shines a light on the startling gaps in Ofsted inspector expertise.
Topic: Ofsted
Ofsted is a huge cloud constantly hanging overhead
NEU Leadership member Phillipa Kearns describes working at the chalkface whilst the daily worry of receiving ‘the call’ looms large.
An alternative to high-stakes inspection.
Ken Johnson, NEU Leadership member and head teacher, sets out his thoughts on an alternative to the toxic Ofsted inspection system.
Ofsted are pushing staff over the edge
Head teacher John Hayes describes how unnecessarily gruelling Ofsted processes are pushing staff, heads and senior leaders to breaking point.
Ofsted: leave us to get on with it
Our motivation doesn’t come from Ofsted grades and we waste precious time thinking about them
Ofsted’s misuse of research should be seen as a national scandal
Education journalist Warwick Mansell examines evidence that Ofsted has misused education research.
Ofsted is marking its own homework
Dr. Kevin Proudfoot, Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow, shines a light on Ofsted’s lack of accountability.
Inspections are more or less entirely ‘done to’ schools
Ryan Wilson, author of Let That Be A Lesson: A Teacher’s Life in the Classroom, explores the impact of Ofsted’s ineffectiveness in the workplace.
Do Ofsted inspections prevent sustainable improvement in ‘stuck’ schools?
Dr. Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the NEU, interrogates the latest research on ‘stuck’ schools
Ofsted’s role as enforcer of academisation
Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the NEU, highlights the inspectorate’s critical role in forced academisation.
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