Blog Why doesn’t Ofsted investigate? Date: 13/10/2022 Education journalist Warwick Mansell explores Ofsted’s deliberate avoidance of investigating school staff concerns. England Ofsted
Blog Ofsted, we need to talk Date: 13/10/2022 Michael Farrelly, senior leader in a Special primary school, explains how Ofsted is a driving factor in the teaching recruitment crisis. England Ofsted
Blog Ofsted removes the joy from subject leadership Date: 13/10/2022 An NEU member describes the impact Ofsted’s framework has on subject leaders working in primary schools. England Ofsted
Blog Is Ofsted ‘independent’? Date: 13/10/2022 Education journalist Warwick Mansell questions Ofsted's claim of impartiality regarding recruitment to its controversial "curriculum unit" England Ofsted
Blog 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. England Ofsted
Blog 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. England Ofsted
Blog Ofsted: not fit for purpose Date: 27/07/2022 Head teacher Cathy Earley shines a light on the startling gaps in Ofsted inspector expertise. England Ofsted
Blog 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. England Leadership Ofsted
Blog 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. England Ofsted
Blog 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. England Ofsted
Blog 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 England Ofsted
Blog 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. England Ofsted