Community note that the reformed Ofsted Inspection arrangements have now been published, alongside their response to the consultation into report cards. Similarly the Department for Education (DfE) have now published their response to the consultation on school accountability.
You can read our full response to both consultations here.
Community remain concerned that these changes to inspection will contribute to an increase in workload and risk making the high-stakes nature of accountability worse.
Helen Osgood, Community’s Director of Operations said:
“What we want is a system built on collaboration and support that is focused on improvement not punishment.”
We will continue to liaise with both Ofsted and the DfE over these changes to ensure that feedback from members is heard at the highest levels.
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