Former ministers and leaders agree that inspections in England resulting in one-word summaries need to be reviewed
- Trying to choose a school in England? Don’t rely on Ofsted reports
Parents in England can no longer rely on Ofsted inspections as a trustworthy guide to school quality, former education secretaries and leaders have warned.
Justine Greening, a former Conservative education secretary, said ministers should consult with parents over what they needed to know about individual schools, while former education secretaries David Blunkett and Kenneth Baker said the inspection regime needed an overhaul to provide better insights into how pupils are benefiting from their education.
Continue reading…
