The prime minister is expected to announce plans on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood towards regions and towns
Also today, the Ofsted schools inspectorate has offered schools a new complaints review service, in an effort to placate critics who say its inspections place headteachers and staff in England under immense stress and excessive workloads.
Ofsted’s proposal unveiled today comes after the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the National Governors Association (NGA) separately called for changes in Ofsted’s leadership and culture.
This is no longer about further amendment to a bankrupt framework.
The leadership and culture of Ofsted must change so that the government and the sector can engage, in an atmosphere of restored trust and good faith, to create an inspection system that is trusted by the sector, valued by parents and the government.”
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