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The Latest Breaking News from Ofsted

Schools need a regulator, not Ofsted

In England, the education system relies on ratings to keep academies in check. This must change

The Guardian - UK

Pupils don’t mark their own homework, so why should Ofsted?

Letter: The only way to complain against an Ofsted judgment is to go through Ofsted itself, writes Dr Sean Lang

The Guardian - UK

Map shows every 'outstanding' secondary school in England - see how yours ranks

More than 500 schools across England are rated as "outstanding" by the education watchdog, but less than 20 per cent of these were inspected by Ofsted since June 2021

Daily Mirror

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Nurseries and childminders back Ofsted shakeup as stressed staff suffer 'sleepless nights'

The watchdog has bit hit by a major backlash after headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life in January whilst awaiting an inspection judgement which downgraded her school

Daily Mirror

Nottingham school where children ‘treat each other with kindness’ has turned itself around

Children with special needs are included in the classroom and it has been noted that children are 'happy' to be at school

Nottingham Post

Pupils have 'borne' brunt of serious decline in quality of education' - Ofsted report

Inspectors say school once said to 'good' is now 'inadequate'

Manchester Evening News

Every single 'outstanding' school in Salford, according to Ofsted

The schools given the highest rating across the city

Manchester Evening News

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Nursery slammed after children left in danger of drinking bubble solution and choking

'Inadequate' day care hub given list of improvements it must make

Manchester Evening News

An Ofsted for journalists could raise press standards

Letters: Tim Allen on guarding the guardians of democracy, and David Chan on the need to diversify those who work in the media

The Guardian - UK

Teachers urged to chip in £1 each to crowdfund legal challenge against Ofsted

A group of school leaders are crowdfunding 'to gather evidence of Ofsted’s unfair practices and their devastating impact on schools' in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Daily Mirror

Teachers asked to chip in £1 each for legal case against Ofsted

Fair Judgement raises funds for case in response to death of Berkshire primary headteacher Ruth Perry

The Guardian - UK

Every North East school rated inadequate or requiring improvement by Ofsted

A total of 71 schools across region have been given the worst scores by inspectors - check to see if your child's school has made the list

Chronicle Live

Schools deserve better than this Ofsted inspections regime

Letters: The current process to evaluate schools is not fit for purpose, say readers

The Guardian - UK

Every single 'outstanding' school in Greater Manchester, according to Ofsted

The schools given the highest rating across the area

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

‘Brutal’ Ofsted inspections not fit for purpose, says head teachers’ union

Simon Kidwell said the framework that underpins the inspection process needs to be redesigned.

The Guardian - UK

We rely too much on Ofsted. It is a blunt tool that fails children, parents and schools

Its judgments are often inaccurate and outdated and they put undue stress on heads and teachers. We need a more intelligent approach to inspections

The Guardian - UK

‘Heartbreaking’: private care homes accused of failing UK children due to closures

Staff warn vulnerable children may be harmed as they struggle to find placements after 28 homes given deadline to shut by chain

The Independent UK

School leaders’ union to ask headteachers to stop working as Ofsted inspectors

It comes after a headteacher took her own life while waiting for an inspection report which downgraded her school.

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The Guardian - UK

Sister of Ruth Perry urges headteachers to resist Ofsted ‘culture of fear’

Julia Waters criticises ‘fatally destructive’ inspections and calls on school leaders to refuse to cooperate with watchdog

The Independent UK

Ofsted inspectors should ‘hand in badges’ to support Ruth Perry, sister says

Professor Julia Waters called on the Government and watchdog to take ‘urgent meaningful actions’.

The Independent UK

School challenges Ofsted inspection procedures after being rated ‘inadequate’

Queen Emma head teacher Sarah Jarman said the inspection felt like ‘a wrecking ball had come through our school’.

The Independent UK

Government’s refusal to re-enter negotiations ‘shows lack of concern for pupils’

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, will accuse the Government of ‘selling young people down the river’.

Daily Mirror

Schools must ditch Ofsted banners as inspectors should be put 'back in box' say teachers

Relations between schools and the education watchdog have dramatically deteriorated since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school to inadequate

The Independent UK

Schools should remove Ofsted banners and logos to put watchdog ‘back in its box’

The current inspection model ’causes unacceptable collateral damage’ to school leaders’ health, the president elect of the NAHT union will say.

Leeds Live

Leeds primary school goes from 'Inadequate' to 'Outstanding' Ofsted report

Bramley Park Academy's was described as "exceptional" by inspectors

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