Tes News podcast: Ofsted under the microscope

Join the Tes News team as they discuss exclusive stories from this week, revealing a spike in Ofsted complaints and a widening gulf between the watchdog and school leaders
22nd September 2023, 5:00am

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Tes News podcast: Ofsted under the microscope

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Tes news team discuss Ofsted

This week on the Tes News podcast, the team discuss two exclusive stories that put Ofsted inspectors’ experience and school complaints over inspection reports under the microscope.

There has been a sharp increase in the proportion of Ofsted school inspection reports that are changed following formal complaints from schools, new analysis of data has shown.

And four in 10 senior inspectors employed by Ofsted in the past three years have never been a headteacher, Tes can exclusively reveal.

Join Tes news reporter Matilda Martin, news editor Charlotte Santry and deputy news editor John Roberts as they dive into the big stories of the week, which are part of the latest revelations around how the gulf between Ofsted and school leaders is continuing to grow.

Ofsted news this week:

Here’s what else schools need to know this week:

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