Why did I begin to lose trust in Ofsted?

I was contacted by a longstanding friend and former HMI colleague this weekend. They were wondering whether my recent pointed criticism of Ofsted was wearing a tad thin and was being counterproductive. I was pleased he felt able to speak directly to me about something...

Induction isn’t quite what it used to be

Originally published by The Register. An open letter to all HMI who supported my induction Dear Former HMI I am writing this open letter as a way of thanking those of you who supported, encouraged and challenged me during my induction period with the inspectorate. I...

The future of Ofsted

I was interested in the recent ASCL paper on the future of Ofsted and the comments made by Bridget Phillipson on the Laura Kuenssberg programme on Sunday when she stated that if Labour came to power, they would undertake a ‘root and branch’ reform of the inspectorate....