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In our latest open access Beyond Ofsted paper, Kate Killian argues that school improvement for the most vulnerable schools is incompatible with Ofsted’s culture of fear and deficit model of accountability
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Fearing the ‘Clipboard Police’: Exploring How Marginalised Schools Experience Ofsted Inspections in an Era of Precarity
Research suggests that the inspection service in England, Ofsted, has negative impacts on teachers and creates a culture of fear and performativity. Of particular concern is Ofsted’s potential to h...
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April 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In our latest open access Beyond Ofsted paper, Kate Killian argues that school improvement for the most vulnerable schools is incompatible with Ofsted’s culture of fear and deficit model of accountability
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In the fourth open access paper from our Beyond Ofsted Inquiry Graham Calvert asks the question 'what it is about the inspection process that produces toxicity?' @ioe.bsky.social @alicebradbury.bsky.social
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Turning school inspections toxic: insights from an inquiry into Ofsted in England
Research has long suggested that the policy of school inspection, implemented through the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in England, has psychological and physical effects on teachers t...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In the fourth open access paper from our Beyond Ofsted Inquiry Graham Calvert asks the question 'what it is about the inspection process that produces toxicity?' @ioe.bsky.social @alicebradbury.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Much chatter about @naht.org.uk news pushing back on Ofsted proposals in the past few days. You may not have seen the damning alternative big consultation report published recently. If Ofsted's survey has similar findings it is clear a major problem is brewing. www.thealternativebiglisten.co.uk
The Alternative Big Consultation
OFSTED REFORMS DEALT SEVERE BLOW BY PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS
REPORT BELOW
www.thealternativebiglisten.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Much chatter about @naht.org.uk news pushing back on Ofsted proposals in the past few days. You may not have seen the damning alternative big consultation report published recently. If Ofsted's survey has similar findings it is clear a major problem is brewing. www.thealternativebiglisten.co.uk
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Here's the Ofsted changes timeline to pin on your wall...
Ofsted has proposed major changes to inspection in response to its Big Listen today – from a rebuilt framework to a new focus on inclusion.
⏱️ Our graphic below details a timeline of the reforms, and you can read more about them here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
⏱️ Our graphic below details a timeline of the reforms, and you can read more about them here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
September 3, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Here's the Ofsted changes timeline to pin on your wall...
@jameseldon.bsky.social Might you drop me an email when you can (if you are still ok to discuss this research project)? Thank you.
August 20, 2024 at 10:24 AM
@jameseldon.bsky.social Might you drop me an email when you can (if you are still ok to discuss this research project)? Thank you.
@samtwiselton.bsky.social Might you be prepared to contriobute to a Uni of Sheffield research project i nto school accountability? icwiddows.co.uk/school-accou...
School Accountability Study – icwiddows.co.uk
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August 12, 2024 at 10:51 AM
@samtwiselton.bsky.social Might you be prepared to contriobute to a Uni of Sheffield research project i nto school accountability? icwiddows.co.uk/school-accou...