The Association of School and College Leaders has today published The Future of Inspection, a discussion paper seeking to fuel a debate that ultimately leads to a fairer, more constructive approach to school and college inspection.
The paper contains suggestions for both long-term and short-term changes to the inspection system. Proposals for immediate change are:
- Remove overall graded judgements.
- Tell schools and colleges in which academic year they will be inspected, and review the inspection cycle timeframe.
- Publish Ofsted inspector training and associated training materials.
- Undertake an internal review of how pupil voice is used during inspection.
- Update the inspection handbook and reporting to better reflect the role of trusts in school effectiveness.
