The watchdog has come under greater scrutiny in the past year following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
A poll of more than 1,000 University and College Union members in the further education sector suggests nearly four in five believe the Ofsted term “inadequate” is unacceptable.
We now need an end to the tyranny of Ofsted inspections and for the health and safety of staff to be properly incorporated into a new peer-to-peer led model that is valued by those who actually work in the sector More than four in five said Ofsted inspections cause them anxiety and only 20% said they believe the Ofsted inspection process raises standards.
In its response to an Education Select Committee inquiry on Ofsted, the DfE said its priority was to look for ways to improve the inspection system rather than “developing an alternative to it”.The report from the UCU – on Ofsted inspection in the FE sector – recommends that Ofsted inspections should be replaced with a collaborative peer-to-peer model that is valued and trusted by staff, students and parents.
“This report also affirms that the case for scrapping the ‘inadequate’ ruling is incontrovertible. It is simply unacceptable for the Government to rule out replacing it before Ofsted’s consultation has even finished. Delegates at the school leaders’ union conference are due to debate a series of motions on inspection and accountability on Saturday.
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