Ofsted has published its annual report for 2022/23, its last with Amanda Spielman as chief inspector.
Spielman said there is reason to be “optimistic” about education and care in England as she prepares to depart from the role after seven years, adding that the pandemic has a “long tail; significant challenges remain, but they are not intractable”.
The chief inspector also used her final report to express how she “firmly believes” that Ofsted’s independent scrutiny is of “huge benefit to the education and care sectors and to the children and learners we all serve”.
The watchdog has faced fierce criticism this year following the death of Caversham Primary School headteacher Ruth Perry. Her family said she took her own life before the publication of an inspection report rating the school ‘inadequate’.
