Thursday
The pandemic’s damage is now clear, this is how we fight back
New research into the long-term impacts of the pandemic makes clear a holistic focus in education is vital to undo the damage done during lockdown, says Lee Elliot Major
Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’
The government says it will continue to look at alternative systems but insists that, overall, single-word Ofsted grades have ‘significant benefits’
Friday
Ofsted inspection complaint changes: all you need to know
Ofsted has updated its guidance on how schools can complain about an inspection, with two key changes that schools and other settings should be aware of
Ofsted reform delay ‘risks lives’, warns Ruth Perry’s sister
Professor Julia Waters will tell the NEU conference today of her fear that policymakers are only ‘paying lip service’ to demands for change at Ofsted
Wednesday
Education system has had ‘failure baked in’ since Gove
NEU president says teachers’ autonomy has been reduced by an education system that stops teachers from being ‘the educators they want to be’
4 out of 5 teachers say new inspection system needed
More than half of NEU members warn that Ofsted inspections have a negative impact on their mental health
