Press releases

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Dame Christine Gilbert will lead an independent enquiry into the organisation’s response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Suicides have been linked to unmanageable workloads, national assessment procedures including inspections and league tables, and long working hours.

Ofsted causes more harm than good and we need urgent and fundamental reform.

82% of teachers surveyed believe Ofsted should be replaced with a new system of inspection.

"Disappointment and consternation" at response to Education Select Committee report into the inspectorate.

Only root and branch reform will end the tyranny of the inspection regime and the climate of fear it creates.

The proposed model for AP has flaws which will benefit neither young people nor the staff working with them.

This report suggests some important changes but does not grasp the true scale of the problem.

A government which wants to make a difference to the wellbeing of teachers and school leaders will need to go deeper than these announcements.

Ofsted is clinging on to its delusions. The measures it proposes in response to the senior coroner’s report do not match the scale of the problem that it inflicts on schools.

Ofsted poses a safeguarding risk to teachers and students, according to NEU poll.

This announcement signals that the Chief Inspector recognises that it is now time for Ofsted to listen to the voice of educators and their unions.