Every now and again a report comes out that turns me into a nodding dog. They tend to be the ones that confirm my experiences or more honestly my biases. Add to that a Department for Educations consultation that feels in part confused and you have some great material for a blog post.
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It’s all very relative but Ofsted have had quite a good start to the term in my humble opinion. The implementation of the short inspection, with a narrative report, and the two year “grace period” for new schools makes sense. As ever Ofsted couldn’t do right for doing wrong; a number of people criticised this two year grace period but possibly conflated Ofsted’s decision with their general opposition to free schools and forced conversion to academy. Continue reading
It’s mid-afternoon on a Saturday suddenly my phone sounds and I’m in a twitter conversation. Continue reading