The Guardian view on one-word Ofsted reports: good riddance

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1. Britain's strictest headteacher hits out at Ofsted judgement shake-up | Daily Mail

2. Ofsted changes ‘put feelings above facts’, says Britain’s strictest head | The Times

3. Ofsted: Labour scraps single-word grades – here’s what this means for schools | Independent

4. Education Secretary will ‘take action’ if school receives poor Ofsted inspection | Independent

5. Scrapping Ofsted grades 'should be first step' | BBC News

6. Nadhim Zahawi: Scrapping Ofsted’s simple ratings is a retrograde step | The Times

The end of one-word inspection judgments on English schools was promised in Labour’s manifesto. So the decision announced on Monday by Bridget Phillipson was not a surprise.