The seagulls circle overhead and the waves lap gently at the shore as the sun breaks through the
clouds in Blackpool. On the pier, the tourist train rolls slowly past the amusement arcades and the
candy floss shop down to the painted horses galloping around the carousel.
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...
Following the tragic death of Ruth Perry, Headteacher at Caversham Primary School and the subsequent publication of the Coroner’s Report, Reading Council commissioned a Learning Review led by two recently retired, independent and experienced officers. Their report was published on 12 July 2024. I have reviewed the seven references made to Ofsted’s Big Listen in the report and considered whether the reviewers were fully aware of deficiencies in the Big Listen process and whether they should have considered more carefully the references they made to it.
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