Ofsted has today responded to each of the Education Select Committee's recommendations.
- Ofsted welcomes the recommendations from the Education Select Committee’s (ESC) Inquiry into its work, the results of which helped in planning the Big Listen launched on Friday 8 March.
- The response is clear that implementing many of the Inquiry’s recommendations would require additional funding from Government.
- Meeting the ESC’s calls for deeper and richer inspection estimated to cost an additional £8.5 million a year.
The ESC’s recommendations include confirming a review of its current risk assessment model, agreeing to publish our training materials for inspectors, and considering many of the other recommendations as part of the Big Listen.
The response is clear that implementing these recommendations needs to be discussed within the context of funding constraints. It explains that, while Ofsted’s role and responsibilities have expanded significantly since 2005, its funding has fallen significantly over the same period, and is now 29% lower in real terms compared with 2009/10.
