Ofsted seen as toxic and schools should self evaluate, says inquiry

Ofsted inspectors should not be in classrooms and the whole system needs "a big change", an inquiry has said. The Beyond Ofsted inquiry, chaired by former schools minister Lord Jim Knight and funded by the National Education Union, called for a "transformational" alteration to school inspections. The report recommended that schools should instead be responsible for their own improvement plans. Ofsted said inspections are needed to ensure a high-quality education. "Children only get one chance at education, and inspection helps make sure that education standards are high for all children," a spokesperson said. But Lord Knight's inquiry said Ofsted was now seen as "toxic" and "not fit for purpose" and was in need of major reform. That reform should include an end to single-word judgements like "outstanding" or "inadequate", which the inquiry said were too simplistic to describe a whole school. That was also one of the key recommendations of another report on school improvement released on Monday, by the Institute for Public Policy Research, which called for narrative-style judgements instead. The suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry earlier this year highlighted the pressure inspections can put on schools and led to a debate about how Ofsted operates. Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, inspects and reports on anywhere that provides education for young people in England - including schools, nurseries and childminders.

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