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The
#BeyondOfsted
Inquiry at the House of Commons for the launch of our report on the future of school inspection.
Read the full report here ➡️
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Today sees the launch of 'Beyond Ofsted' - a new inquiry which aims to develop a new set of principles for underpinning a better inspection system and proposals for a new approach.
Please visit our website and complete the survey:
#Ofsted
#education
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@LordJimKnight
on Sky news: I agree with Julia Waters and the coroner, that we have a system that is built on fear. We need a human system that has a duty of care towards everyone involved.
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"There is agreement from the profession that the changes announced by Ofsted today don't go far enough. That's why Beyond Ofsted has been set up - to understand all the issues and offer practical ways forward." -
@LordJimKnight
, Chair, Beyond Ofsted
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“To move to a more trusting system would transform the lives of teachers and leaders, and be a real boost for the schools in this country.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair - Beyond Ofsted Inquiry
#ofsted
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Caroline Derbyshire
@Morsecat
-
CEO Saffron Academy Trust, Essex
Chair-Headteachers' Roundtable
Inquiry board member
#BeyondOfsted
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“I want them to act… they have made some changes but they don’t go far enough… Come on, get up
@GillianKeegan
and make those changes now!” Julie Waters, sister of headteacher Ruth Perry, calls on government to make urgent changes to
@Ofstednews
.
MPs have called for an end to single-word Ofsted judgments after school inspections.
Professor Julia Waters, whose sister Ruth Perry took her own life after an inspection at her school, told
#BBCBreakfast
the Government should now act
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"The overwhelming view is that
#Ofsted
is now causing more harm than good and is no longer fit for purpose."
@LordJimKnight
speaks to
@SkyNews
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Sir Martyn Oliver needs to make a clean break from the regime that was directly implicated by the coroner’s verdict in the shocking death of headteacher Ruth Perry….. However, many of us will question whether the new chief inspector can go far enough:
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Excellent article in Children & Young People Now. Lord Jim Knight putting the case for the urgent need for reform of Ofsted:
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"...it has become obvious that there are huge problems within the inspection regime, and nobody who knows about education could ignore that." Melissa Benn
@Melissa_Benn
Find out more about our inquiry & take part in the survey here ➡️
#OFSTED
#TEACHers
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@LordJimKnight
attending our official
#BeyondOfsted
report launch
“Inspection that drives improvement across all schools”
#Ofsted
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“To move from naming and shaming to supporting schools, holding them to account to parents and then holding the national system to account, is a big shift that people will have to get used to.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair - Beyond Ofsted Inquiry
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Committee report finds
@EducationGov
and
@martyneoliver
must urgently develop an alternative to the single-word judgements.
We need to
#ReplaceOfsted
altogether with a system of inspection which is supportive, effective and fair.
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"I really hope that this enquiry enables schools to be joyful places again, where professionals flourish..." - Dame Alison Peacock
Take part in our survey ➡️
#OFSTED
#teachersoftwitter
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“We do need to retain school accountability. We need a self-improving system that is supported by inspection to ensure schools are improving all the time.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair - Beyond Ofsted Inquiry
View the latest here:
Full report out soon.
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What do teachers think of
#Ofsted
?
92% agree that Ofsted is not a reliable and trusted arbiter of school standards.
Read more here:
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There is a "general agreement" between school leaders, teachers, parents & others, on the need for an independent inspectorate for schools.
@Ofstednews
is currently marking it’s own homework.
#ReplaceOfsted
.
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We need to separate out safeguarding from the quality of education judgement. Safeguarding is important, it needs to be more regular than every few years. That would allow you to do both jobs well and judge the quality of education as a separate process
@AliceJBradbury
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“It really does feel that we have a system currently where inspections aren’t just dreaded but ineffective - that they are adding to the recruitment and retention crisis in our schools.”
#CatherineMcKinnell
Read the full article here:
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In our
#BeyondOfsted
report we concluded that schools should work with an external school improvement partner on areas for development.
This appointed role would deliver an action plan as set out in Government guidance.
Read the full report here👉
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"Our current curriculum and assessment methodology no longer meet the needs of young people and our inspection framework fails to serve our societal needs" -
@JasonElsom
CEO
@Parentkind
& inquiry board member
Find out more here:
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"We will carefully examine academic evidence, professional experience and international alternatives. We aim to gain a deeper understanding of the problems with the
#Ofsted
system and then offer practical ways forward." -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair of the enquiry
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Headteacher and inquiry board member Kulvarn Atwal
@Thinkingschool2
speaking at the
#BeyondOfsted
launch in London today
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“Ruth Perry’s sister, Julia Waters, has called for Ofsted to have a duty of care to all those involved in inspections. She is right. This would further signal that the new leadership at Ofsted is listening”(
@LordJimKnight
)
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“I believe that every school has some outstanding practice and some things that require improvement, and that’s part of the nonsense of the single phrase judgment.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair - Beyond Ofsted Inquiry
View our latest updates here:
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“Parents understand the need for change towards a less brutal system….They want to know what is being done to support the school to improve and how that will impact their child” (
@LordJimKnight
)
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“While there is much more I would like to see change at Ofsted, this would be a start: Ofsted with a duty of care, inspections as peer reviews, and an intelligent use of outcome data in a more human system” (
@LordJimKnight
)
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"There is agreement from the profession that the changes announced by Ofsted today don't go far enough. That's why Beyond Ofsted has been set up - to understand all the issues and offer practical ways forward."
@LordJimKnight
, Chair, Beyond Ofsted
Too little too late and only seems to apply to schools, not all types of settings?
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We are making a winning argument. With this report in hand, we can seize the political moment and turn the tide
@Morsecat
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Ofsted 'seen as toxic' and schools should 'self-evaluate' instead, says inquiry
Read more here:
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“The consistent pattern is one where you have fewer numbers of people [inspectors] staying for a reduced amount of time. Therefore, in my view, less reliable in their judgements.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair - Beyond Ofsted Inquiry
#ofsted
#parliamenttv
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People have made the analogy - being a head teacher is like being a football manager. One bad result and you can lose your job. But actually it’s worse. You don’t know when ofsted are going to come and you are living in constant fear.
@AliceJBradbury
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This inquiry is important and timely:
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Beyond Ofsted report author
@AliceJBradbury
on BBC Newscast. An in-depth discussion of the issues surrounding Ofsted and the future of school inspection.
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“How are we getting the bits of the ecosystem [children, parents, teachers, schools] working together, including Ofsted to drive that improvement.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair - Beyond Ofsted Inquiry
#Ofsted
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“The workforce wants a system that is respectful of them and their professionalism. Many want Ofsted abolished because it has lost their trust, but teachers also agree that they need to be accountable” (
@LordJimKnight
)
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“Future inspections could be fantastic if they were part of ongoing dialogue and they enable schools to demonstrate their strengths and their own areas for development.” Caroline Derbyshire
@Morsecat
View some of the research results here:
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Does the response from Ofsted come anywhere near what would satisfy you? "I'm afraid it doesn't...we need wholesale change. We need a change which is much more supportive, that has a longer relationship with schools, that is properly resourced for the job that it is asked to do".
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Ofsted: the Ruth Perry inquest should prompt wide systemic change.
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"We need to continue these conversations. We may have a new government and we must seize this opportunity."
@LordJimKnight
#BeyondOfsted
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The Education Select Committee’s findings today highlight the urgent need for radical reform of a system that is currently doing far more harm than good. A different role for
@Ofstednews
is set out in
@BeyondOfsted
full report.👇
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"Done with, rather than done to - can and should happen but it’s not a common experience.
The inconsistently is a huge problem. In many cases, you couldn’t tell the schools grade by reading the ofsted report...
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"The problem with Ofsted, is that they are so inconsistent as to what makes a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ school,” Lee says.
How do you condense a complex ecosystem like a school into a single-word rating?"
Read the article here:
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"I am hoping that we are able to unlock some of the potential of Ofsted as it currently is but also makes some suggestions for how inspection can serve our whole community." - Penny Rabiger
@Penny_Ten
Find out more about the enquiry ➡️
#ofsted
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"I think we can look at how the inspection framework could be better in supporting schools to continually improve and develop." Dr Kulvarn Atwal
@Thinkingschool2
Take part in our survey ➡️
#OFSTED
#teachersoftwitter
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The one word judgement is a brutal way to judge a school. That combined with the short notice, lack of trust in the expertise of inspectors and the fact that many feel the grade doesn’t fairly reflect their school, contribute to this culture of fear
@AliceJBradbury
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"The current framework does nothing for the education of our children.
The pressure on leaders is transferred directly to our teachers, and in turn impacts massively on the school environment.
I do not value the system at all."
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"Is it right that we should use inspection judgements and single-word judgements to hold schools to account?"
Listen to a snippet from
@LordJimKnight
on this podcast interview with the
@NEUnion
Full episode coming soon.
#Ofsted
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.
@BeyondOfsted
welcomes the Education Select Committee’s consideration of the myriad of problems surrounding Ofsted and the current system of school inspection – especially with regard to ensuring the safeguarding of school staff and greater support for school leaders.
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The timing of inspections is one of the many issues being discussed by
@BeyondOfsted
Good morning to everyone apart from Ofsted inspectors who think it’s a good and fair idea to inspect a school during SATs week! And have the audacity to ask teachers about their workload and wellbeing! Jokers!
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"My ultimate goal is to improve the education system by reforming or evolving the inspection regime. I hope that such improvements will enhance outcomes for all students within the education system." Dr Kulvarn Atwal
@Thinkingschool2
#ofsted
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MPs launch an inquiry into
#Ofsted
's school inspections, looking at how useful they are to parents, governors and schools in England.
Among issues likely to be discussed are the current system of awarding one overall grade to a school.
Read more here:
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'Schools can't duck the importance of this [being measured]
@BBCNews
interview with
@MaryBoustedNEU
from
@NEUnion
on the current
#Ofsted
inspection system
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A range of individuals and groups have provided informal evidence to the Inquiry, that has been invaluable for gathering different perspectives on school inspection.
Read about the young people involved in the States of Mind project:
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92% of teachers surveyed agreed that Ofsted is not a “reliable and trusted arbiter of standards”, according to a report by an inquiry into the future of school inspection.
Read more in
@ShropshireStar
here:
@JaneEPerryman
@AliceJBradbury
@IOE_London
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We have launched a new inquiry which aims to develop a new set of principles for underpinning a better inspection system and proposals for a new approach.
Please visit our website and complete the survey:
#OFSTED
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@BeyondOfsted
chair
@LordJimKnight
speaks with The Hoot about the inquiry’s vision for a new way to inspect schools: “I don’t think fear drives improvement, I think support drives improvement. Have candid conversations… but have them in a supportive environment.”
The 'Beyond Ofsted' inquiry calls for transformational change with a new focus on inspecting the governance of school improvement.
Chair
@LordJimKnight
tells us how this might work in practice and what it would mean for school and trust governing boards.
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"It [the current inspection system] is indeed damaging the profession, which is the heart of a great education" -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair of the Beyond Ofsted inquiry
Listen to a snippet below.
Listen to the full
@NEUnion
podcast here ➡️
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I think there’s a perception that parents want a one word judgment, but actually choosing a school is a much more complicated process… they need something much more nuanced than a ‘good’ or ‘inadequate’
@AliceJBradbury
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Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of teachers who responded to the survey did not think that the outcome of their most recent inspection accurately reflected their school.
Read the article from
@tes
here:
@JaneEPerryman
@AliceJBradbury
@IOE_London
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'We suggest shifting the accountability."
@LordJimKnight
speaks to
@SkyNews
regarding the findings of our inquiry into
#Ofsted
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“The evidence is clear. Ofsted has lost the trust of the teaching profession. After a year of increasing scrutiny of the inspectorate the Select Committee’s findings add further weight to the call for urgent reform of school inspection.” -
@LordJimKnight
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Only 1 in 10 teachers in schools that ranked as outstanding or good had a positive experience with their
#Ofsted
inspection.
See more results here:
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We concluded that the role of an Ofsted inspector should change so that they focus on the governance and capacity for a school to improve.
It’s time to move
#BeyondOfsted
. Read all our findings here 👉
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Headteachers Roundtable has for some time been saying that we need to have a pause to Ofsted. The way it grades schools for instance is not helpful in the business of improving them.
@Morsecat
Find out more about the
#BeyondOfsted
enquiry here ➡️
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Only 11% of teachers think that
#Ofsted
inspections are a valid way to measure schools.
View more results here:
Full report being released soon.
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What do teachers think of
#Ofsted
?
89% agree that Ofsted is not a ra valid way to measure schools.
Results coming out of our inquiry.
View more results here:
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We welcome Labour’s commitment to reforming school inspection and look forward to sharing our findings with
#Labour
's education team and everyone with an interest in schools and children.
#ofsted
#KeirStarmer
Keir Starmer to say class ceiling must shatter to let children get ahead
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Petition: Pause Ofsted inspections and reform how school performance is evaluated
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“With the Prime Minister calling for change in schools we need an inspection service that then supports the change and improvement, not one that imposes change and then judges them instantly.” -
@LordJimKnight
- Chair -
#BeyondOfsted
Inquiry
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"Whilst accountability is important, it must also fulfil the function of supporting high standards throughout the educational system rather than crush the spirit of school leaders." -
@CalmLeadership
- Inquiry board member
Find out more:
#Ofsted
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In a new survey by the NAHT school leaders’ union, 85 per cent of respondents said they were “unconfident” or “very unconfident” in the watchdog.
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“I don’t think that summing up someone’s leadership or the entirety of what a school does with a single word is appropriate” @LordJimKnight
Find out more about the inquiry here:
#BeyondOfsted
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“I think if the recommendations were to be implemented it would have a positive contribution on everybody that believes in really effective schools” - Dr. Kulvarn Atwal
@Thinkingschool2
- Board Member -
#Ofsted
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"There is agreement from the profession that the changes announced by Ofsted today don't go far enough. That's why Beyond Ofsted has been set up-to understand all the issues and offer practical ways forward."
@LordJimKnight
Chair, Beyond Ofsted
Read more:
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“Sir Martyn has come from a career in teaching and leading schools. He knows that it is unfair to sum up a school in a single word. These are complex organisations that will always have areas for improvement as well as things they do well” (
@LordJimKnight
)
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“I would like to have a report that sets out the exact unique qualities and strengths of the school, as well as the areas we are choosing to develop.” - Dr. Kulvarn Atwal -
@thinkingschool2
- Board Member -
#OFSTED
#beyondofsted
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Last week we were joined at the House of Commons by board members, MPs, researcher, and supporters of our Inquiry into a fairer and better education assessment system.
Read our full
#BeyondOfsted
report here ➡️
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"I hope that we are able to come up with a robust and fair set of alternatives for school inspection."
@Melissa_Benn
- Beyond Ofsted Board Member
Find out more about the
#BeyondOfsted
enquiry here:
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Our second Board meeting was held in the shadow of Ruth Perry’s tragic death. This, in turn, catapulted Ofsted’s failings into public consciousness and sparked significant debate about the impact of Ofsted inspections on school leaders, teachers and the wider community.
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Questions from the floor - Baroness Christine Blower
@ChristineBlower
"The timing of this report is crucial. We have to hope and trust that we can get change into manifestos."
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Should we be hopeful for the outcomes of the Beyond Ofsted inquiry?
Chair of the inquiry
@LordJimKnight
talks to the
@NEUnion
about his hopes for the inquiry. Snippet below.
Full episode here👉
#Ofsted
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The accountability means that if you get the wrong judgement then your career as a headteacher may be over, a catestrophe for the headteacher personally, for the children and for the school. And we don't need to do it that way.
@LordJimKnight
on Sky news.
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In case you missed
@LordJimKnight
launching
#BeyondOfsted
Why are so many teachers quitting?
This from the man looking to improve school inspections
@LordJimKnight
#KayBurley
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