Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted and DfE must open their eyes to the realities of ‘disadvantage’

The inspectorate’s data-blind approach treats disadvantage as a homogenous category and hampers efforts to close attainment gaps

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Meena Kumari Wood and Julie Price-Grimshaw
Opinion: Accountability

Why Ofsted should not inspect safeguarding (and who should do it instead)

The foundations of a more comprehensive and effective safeguarding system than Ofsted’s narrow approach already exist

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Alan Wood
Opinion: 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
Opinion: 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
Opinion: 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
Opinion: 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
Opinion: 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
Opinion: 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
Opinion: 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