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Teachers invited to share views on how inspection should change
In October the education secretary, Lucy Powell, ordered schools regulator Ofsted to “go back to the drawing board” regarding its newly implemented inspection framework. She was responding to a barrage of complaints from headteachers and teaching unions. Those of us...
Does Ofsted Actually Care About Evidence?
Earlier this year Ofsted published 'Ofsted's areas of research interest' document. It emphasised the importance of research evidence in its work and stated rightly that 'evidence underpins all of our work as a regulator and inspectorate' Yesterday, I co-hosted a...
Is the Milburn Review more ambitious than the Francis Curriculum Review in terms of assessment and accountability?
I don’t wish to downplay the importance and possible impact of the Interim Diagnostic Report on Young People and Work, more commonly known as ‘The Milburn Review’ published on 28th May but we need to consider the impact of other such reviews over the years.