Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but is there really a problem? Part of the school processes were inadequate (record keeping), and other aspects good. Presumably there is some weighting appied and so the rating was “inadequate” overall. That seems correct to me.
My feelings go out to the family, but in general, a system shouldn’t be tarnished and forced to change because this poor lady couldn’t cope with the result.
The school was rated inadequate because they couldn’t properly prove that all their staff were properly background checked. That’s a perfectly reasonable decision given the circumstances, and they can’t afford to water that down in response to this (and tbf they’ve said they won’t).
So should HMIC no longer be giving police forces similar one word judgements? Or does a chief constable need to kill themselves first? Or does the mental health of a teacher matter more than a police officer?
I run an IT company and have to renew our security accreditation each year. It’s a horrible process with a pass or fail result. Can I be excused from that? It’s quite stressful you know!
It’s sad that this lady decided to kill herself, but it sounds like she had wider mental health issues.
My son’s nursery recently received a poor Ofsted rating. Having read the report it was because of one particular issue which I don’t think is that serious, and the nursery have actively explained to parents how they will address. And you know what, it’s fine.
My daughter’s school is well rated, but we chose it because of its good word of mouth reputation.
Ofsted should be run like MHRA.
By that I mean they put out guidance and guidelines on what should be taught and how it’s regulated then schools can implement it providing they meet that regulatory guidance.
Then, inspection wise it should be completely random for the majority of time, or called for if the school has a new headteacher coming in, change of schools curriculum or if the school is changing something that will affect teaching of students (i.e. subjects being made compulsory subject’s).
Schools should submit changes they make to Ofsted who can then decide if they are to be inspected.
This system works in the pharmaceutical industry really well so why can’t we have similar inspection system in education?
I don’t hugely understand why Ofsted is getting the flack for this, many people and businesses myself included go through rigorous audits and nobody enjoys them.
The duty of care is owed from the employer, whether that’s an academy or authority, what changes are they making to support staff.
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Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but is there really a problem? Part of the school processes were inadequate (record keeping), and other aspects good. Presumably there is some weighting appied and so the rating was “inadequate” overall. That seems correct to me.
My feelings go out to the family, but in general, a system shouldn’t be tarnished and forced to change because this poor lady couldn’t cope with the result.
The school was rated inadequate because they couldn’t properly prove that all their staff were properly background checked. That’s a perfectly reasonable decision given the circumstances, and they can’t afford to water that down in response to this (and tbf they’ve said they won’t).
So should HMIC no longer be giving police forces similar one word judgements? Or does a chief constable need to kill themselves first? Or does the mental health of a teacher matter more than a police officer?
I run an IT company and have to renew our security accreditation each year. It’s a horrible process with a pass or fail result. Can I be excused from that? It’s quite stressful you know!
It’s sad that this lady decided to kill herself, but it sounds like she had wider mental health issues.
My son’s nursery recently received a poor Ofsted rating. Having read the report it was because of one particular issue which I don’t think is that serious, and the nursery have actively explained to parents how they will address. And you know what, it’s fine.
My daughter’s school is well rated, but we chose it because of its good word of mouth reputation.
Ofsted should be run like MHRA.
By that I mean they put out guidance and guidelines on what should be taught and how it’s regulated then schools can implement it providing they meet that regulatory guidance.
Then, inspection wise it should be completely random for the majority of time, or called for if the school has a new headteacher coming in, change of schools curriculum or if the school is changing something that will affect teaching of students (i.e. subjects being made compulsory subject’s).
Schools should submit changes they make to Ofsted who can then decide if they are to be inspected.
This system works in the pharmaceutical industry really well so why can’t we have similar inspection system in education?
I don’t hugely understand why Ofsted is getting the flack for this, many people and businesses myself included go through rigorous audits and nobody enjoys them.
The duty of care is owed from the employer, whether that’s an academy or authority, what changes are they making to support staff.