How do we rethink the future of how Ofsted inspects our schools?
This summarises the latest Ofsted inquiry by the Education Committee; focusing on enhancing trust, engagement, and support within the school sector …
Recent discussions around Ofsted have called for a revamped inspection strategy that prioritises deeper engagement and trust between inspectors and school staff.
The call is for more nuanced, supportive inspections that go beyond compliance. Hopefully, a more collaborative relationship develops between Ofsted and the schools and staff it inspects. This includes extending inspection durations for a thorough review, adapting the notice period to ease operational pressures, and refining the engagement process with teachers, pupils, and school leaders.
My specific interests are in safeguarding. Ofsted’s remit beyond schools, the complaints process, the single-word judgements, and any inspection connection to teacher mental health and attrition … which Ofsted (to date) refuses to research/publish.
