Ofsted is facing ‘existential crisis’ new report finds
OFSTED is facing an “existential crisis” and “piecemeal change is not enough,” former senior inspectors said today.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and the chief inspector of schools must take “urgent principled action” to reform the current inspection regime, their report found.
Ofsted has come under scrutiny after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
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