Former schools minister Lord Knight will chair an inquiry into the future of Ofsted set up by the National Education Union.
The inquiry, which is to be called “Beyond Ofsted”, will “develop a set of principles for underpinning a better inspection system and proposals for an alternative approach”.
It will “consider input from a wide range of well-informed voices, in order to set out the framework for an inspection system fit for the increasingly complex needs of schools today”.
It comes amid widespread anger about the school inspection system in England, prompted by the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
