Reform to Ofsted will happen “in the shortest time possible” if Labour wins the next election, but with “the greatest engagement possible” with schools, the new shadow schools minister has said.
Responding to a question from Schools Week at the Labour Party conference, Catherine McKinnell said changes to inspection were a “priority” for the front bench and “time-critical in the sense of we want it to happen as quickly as possible”.
Labour announced earlier this year that it would replace the four current headline judgments with report cards setting out the strengths and weaknesses of schools if they gain power next year.
It will also inspect multi-academy trusts, and create an annual safeguarding audit for all schools.
