Accountability

Schools need more nuanced data to rebuild public trust

EPI’s new performance comparing tool isn’t built for accountability – but it shows a more balanced approach to data...

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Natalie Perera
Accountability

The Plymouth Playbook: Piloting people through improvement

Aaron Meredith tries to bottle the strategy that has driven his southwest schools to Ofsted success with people, not...

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Aaron Meredith
Accountability

One year after Ruth’s death, one month to detoxify Ofsted

Authorities now have a month to prevent future deaths by removing the toxic stress from our accountability system. But...

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John Cosgrove
Accountability

Ignored and victimised: Whistleblowers deserve better protection  

Frances Akinde reflects on the consequences of choosing to speak out about malpractice and calls for genuine transparency and...

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Frances Akinde
Accountability

How we’re promoting psychological safety in our schools

The high-accountability nature of our sector makes normalising vulnerability in leadership imperative

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Tom Campbell
Accountability

Decentralising Ofsted is an idea whose time has come (again) 

Frank Norris reveals that a new model of local inspection wouldn’t be all that new or all that alien...

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Frank Norris
Accountability

We must think beyond reform and prioritise belonging

Ofsted reform is sorely needed but our staff, pupils and families can’t wait for the profession to heal itself...

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Christine Stansfield
Accountability

Re-prioritising data in inspections is a backwards step

At the risk of “annoying successful headteachers”, my school shows why the current inspection framework is getting the big...

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Matthew Tate
Accountability

What schools gain from SIAMS’s supportive model of inspection

SIAMS gives governors a unique way to evaluate school culture focused on its character and values

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Kevin Campbell-Wright