Is Ofsted ‘independent’? Date: 13/10/2022 Education journalist Warwick Mansell questions Ofsted's claim of impartiality regarding recruitment to its controversial "curriculum unit" Ofsted
Ofsted is more stick than carrot Date: 20/09/2022 Jane Perryman, Professor of Sociology of Education at UCL, explains why only an alternative system to Ofsted can provide the support schools deserve. Ofsted
Ofsted cannot decide what ‘good teaching’ is Date: 27/07/2022 NEU Leadership member John Connolly explains why the system of school inspection must change urgently to work to support schools. Ofsted
Ofsted: not fit for purpose Date: 27/07/2022 Head teacher Cathy Earley shines a light on the startling gaps in Ofsted inspector expertise. Ofsted
An alternative to high-stakes inspection Date: 27/07/2022 Ken Johnson, NEU Leadership member and head teacher, sets out his thoughts on an alternative to the toxic Ofsted inspection system. Leadership Ofsted
Ofsted is a huge cloud constantly hanging overhead Date: 27/07/2022 NEU Leadership member Phillipa Kearns describes working at the chalkface whilst the daily worry of receiving ‘the call’ looms large. Ofsted
Ofsted’s misuse of research should be seen as a national scandal Date: 29/06/2022 Education journalist Warwick Mansell examines evidence that Ofsted has misused education research. Ofsted
Inspections are more or less entirely ‘done to’ schools Date: 16/06/2022 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. Ofsted
Ofsted’s role as enforcer of academisation Date: 16/06/2022 Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the NEU, highlights the inspectorate’s critical role in forced academisation. Academies Ofsted
Ofsted is marking its own homework Date: 16/06/2022 Dr. Kevin Proudfoot, Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow, shines a light on Ofsted’s lack of accountability. Ofsted
Do Ofsted inspections prevent sustainable improvement in ‘stuck’ schools? Date: 16/06/2022 Dr. Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the NEU, interrogates the latest research on ‘stuck’ schools Ofsted
Winning at work during hybrid teaching: Sylvia's story Date: 10/12/2020 Sylvia McNeil describes challenges faced with hybrid teaching during the pandemic. Action Reps
