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Trust to give up ‘coasting’ schools as first intervention published

Government had concerns over Eastern MAT’s ‘capacity to deliver rapid and sustained improvements’ given its Ofsted ‘track record’ this year

NASUWT to campaign for abolition of Ofsted

Teachers’ union ramps up opposition to current inspection regime, calling instead for a ‘supportive framework’

Don’t work as Ofsted inspectors, NEU urges heads

Union passes urgent motion calling for inspections freeze and Ofsted abolition following the death of head Ruth Perry

Ofsted left head feeling ‘powerless, weak and humiliated’

After the recent outpouring of anger over the death of Ruth Perry, a headteacher who described his Ofsted experience as “uncannily similar” speaks out. Calvin Henry wipes away tears as he recalls the moment he was told his school had been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted last year. “I stared at him [the lead inspector] with […]

NAHT threatens judicial review over refusal to pause Ofsted inspections

Heads’ union sends letter before action to watchdog calling for suspension of visits in wake of Ruth Perry’s death

Van Gogh out of Durand’s shadow with ‘good’ Ofsted

Lambeth primary school praised as ‘warm and nurturing’ over six years after its predecessor school was rated ‘inadequate’

Don’t use ‘gaming’ Ofsted inspection ‘trackers’, Gibb tells schools

Liberal Democrats call for inquiry after DfE dodges questions about its knowledge of ‘unethical’ early warning systems

Ofsted was aware of ‘gaming’ school inspection alerts

But watchdog refuses to say if it has acted to curb systems that monitor web hits to predict visits

Heads say ‘enough is enough’ in Ofsted’s week of reckoning

Spielman rebuffs inspection pause calls following death of Ruth Perry, but wants to ‘defuse anxiety’