Spielman on @bbc5live, without a hint of self-awareness, acknowledged the huge pressures school leaders and their staff are under, but totally failed to see @Ofstednews' role in piling that pressure on.
#PauseOfsted
This is either the beginning of a new era for @Ofstednews, or a discrete way to restart school inspections (without grades).
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/inspections-without-grades-ofsted-plots-january-comeback/ #pauseOfsted #OfstedReform
This is perhaps a step in the right direction, but it won’t remove the added pressure, anxiety and workload that comes with any form of Ofsted inspection/visit. Headteachers just don’t have the headspace for it at the moment IMO. #pauseofsted
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/inspections-without-grades-ofsted-plots-january-comeback/
#PauseOfsted https://catteachers.com/product/pauseofsted/ via @Cat_Teachers
Ofsted visits to schools, I mean inspections, during COVID, result in a positive coronavirus case and the primary school having to close!
This is a real clanger for @amanda_spielman and @Ofstednews
#Catch22 #pauseOfsted
London primary forced to close for a week after visit from an @Ofstednews inspector who tested positive for Covid. News comes after @ASCL_UK called for visits to go online https://www.tes.com/news/exclusive-covid-ofsted-inspector-visit-closes-school
@debrakidd Also, illegal exclusions were what the new Ofsted framework was primed to investigate, as well as poor quality SEND, but then a good number of HTs of Outstanding Schools (uninspected for a decade) suddenly found that to be a good time to demand everyone #PauseOfsted I wonder! 🤔
An Ofsted petition to delay school visits until January 2021.
http://chng.it/P7Kdnf6rZ9 #pauseOfsted #SLTchat
It is a surprise to read that some senior inspectors are speaking out about Ofsted’s plans to visit schools this term.
Perhaps they feel inspecting during COVID would be one step too far? Time for some much needed reform. #pauseOfsted
“We are not surprised to hear that some inspectors have misgivings about the planned autumn visits. The rationale for them is a muddle, and they smack of giving Ofsted something to do rather than a coherent policy": my comments for @ASCL_UK: https://buff.ly/3bIUU5E
As Ofsted plan to restart inspections later this month (Sorry, I mean “ungraded visits”), it’s probably a good time to reshare 10 reasons to abolish Ofsted https://buff.ly/3jRQRHh #BackToSchool #pauseOfsted
More harm than good.
#PauseOfsted - CatTeachers https://shar.es/abwvVG
#PauseOfsted - CatTeachers https://shar.es/abZTDt
Thanks for the RT @blondebonce
We must #PauseTests to focus on literal #lifeskills
And we must #PauseOfsted
Our children are the future not data!#HeadsTogether
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@CensoredHead @chrisdysonHT @smithsmm @Mr_JTyers @KyrstieStubbs @ljhill85 @FrankiLopezzz @Alienwife99 @MrHtheteacher @secretHT1 @blondebonce @headofwoodlands @llewelyn20 @MrsSmanwar @debrakidd RTs Appreciated. #PauseOfsted
We're in the middle of a pandemic.
This is not a drill.
@CensoredHead @chrisdysonHT @smithsmm @Mr_JTyers @KyrstieStubbs @ljhill85 @FrankiLopezzz @Alienwife99 @MrHtheteacher @secretHT1 @blondebonce @headofwoodlands @llewelyn20 @MrsSmanwar @debrakidd School A priotitises #LifeSkills: hand washing, mask wearing, socially distancing but this equals less time on times tables, phonics, GAPS etc.
School B prioritises phonics, GAPS etc over #lifeskills
School B end up higher in league table
Which is the better school?
#PauseOfsted
Spare a thought for teachers/school leaders who have worked tirelessly to improve standards over the last year or so... only to hear that Ofsted has abandoned inspections for the immediate future.
It is time to end the grades.
#pauseOfsted #SLTchat https://t.co/h8eeITNL6E
This is such a bad idea. The vast majority of schools have managed very well so far by providing for their students despite the lack of laptops etc. Second when did @Ofstednews become expert in blended learning so that they will be able to ‘provide advice’? #pauseofsted
BREAKING: @Ofstednews inspectors have announced a programme of visits to schools and colleges starting in September http://www.tes.com/news/ofsted-focus-schools-blended-learning
Ofsted is starting to publish pre-lockdown inspection reports.
Given this new research which suggests Ofsted overall judgements is a weak predictor of school quality, how long is it before the walls come closing in on Ofsted?
https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2020/06/21/ofsted-outcomes/ #pauseOfsted #OfstedReform
My doctoral hypothesis (potential bias, so correct me if you think I'm wrong):
Ofsted, whilst it hopes to improve social equality and inclusion, it is my belief that their policies perpetuate inequality across England.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ross_Mcgill
#pauseOfsted #EdDchat #SLTchat
The science (research) is clear!
Independent teachers work as many hours as state schools teachers, but they have lower stress (Brady, 2020)
State schools in England suffer 'hard accountability' and 'thin theory' for school improvement (Mehta, 2013)
#pauseOfsted #EdDchat
Have long argued that the slowly-growing professional revolt over Ofsted ( #PauseOfsted etc) was a channelled version of Brexity frustrations applied to the structural inequalities of education
Blimey. This research into Ofsted by @UniOfYork, written up in fascinating article @CathImogenLough, should provide serious food for thought for policy-makers.
It will remind @HeadsRoundtable why they launched their much-supported #pauseofsted campaign before lockdown.
A school's Ofsted rating accounts for under 1% of observed differences in GCSE examination grades once pupils' prior attainment and socioeconomic background is weighted for, according to new research https://www.tes.com/news/ofsted-ratings-account-under-1-variance-gcses
One of the top education districts in the world looking to pause standardised tests. If they can do it, so can we
#PauseOfsted
#PauseSATs
Suspend standardized testing until 2022 to let students 'focus on rebuilding,' says Ont. teachers' union head https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-20-2020-1.5576574/suspend-standardized-testing-until-2022-to-let-students-focus-on-rebuilding-says-ont-teachers-union-head-1.5576771
The dream is now a reality for @HeadsRoundtable @SabrinaHobbs8. #pauseofsted #scrapehcps :Open season on vulnerable children with no one to answer to.