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Six former inspectors outline where the current Ofsted inspection framework is going wrong and what needs to change – including making safeguarding the top priority

Progress 8 does not truly reflect the achievements of schools in deprived areas, argues one academy trust director

...but no one from the government has asked for help, writes the boss of the Co-op Academies Trust

As Ofsted announces a crackdown on its inspectors taking part in mock school visits, Frank Norris asks when valid external evaluation turns into a ‘mocksted’