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Sir Martyn is right to say that he will be judged on Ofsted's delayed proposals and based on his track record it is unlikely to be positive

The current school inspection system is driving a workload and mental health crisis in schools.

A constructive decision that hopefully promises proper consultation to get change right.

The proposals on the table risk making things worse, not better. It is essential that time is taken to listen to the concerns of the profession and get change right.

Sister of Ruth Perry alongside coalition of education sector representatives, calls for delay to rushed Ofsted reforms

National Education Union is calling on Ofsted and the government to ensure a new accountability system that is supportive, effective and fair.

Ofsted's failure to take seriously the concerns of the profession shows it is incapable of introspection or change. This new consultation points only to continued disaster.

With the evidence for change outlined in this report, there is an opportunity for a different approach and an inspection system that is supportive, effective and fair

Unless Ofsted considers a more supportive approach SEND students leaving education will bear the brunt.

This report rightly highlights the complex issues that school staff are facing, including the acute lack of SEND support for children and increasing rates of absenteeism.

Ofsted is broken and we need to see it replaced urgently by a system of inspection which is supportive, effective and fair.

Scrapping the headline grade is a step in the right direction.