NEW: Are DfE right to ditch confidence intervals? DfE are proposing a change to the way they calculate bandings that summarise schools' progress scores. We look at the pros and cons of doing so. vist.ly/4ssyj

Are DfE right to ditch confidence intervals? - FFT Education Datalab

DfE are proposing a change to the way they calculate bandings that summarise schools' progress scores. We look at the pros and cons of doing so.

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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 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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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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....

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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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

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Here's the Ofsted changes timeline to pin on your wall...

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

@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...