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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Education Secretary hits back after union claims new Ofsted school rating system is confusing

The Education Secretary has hit back at union claims the Government’s new schools rating system is confusing and will make inspections “worse, not better” for headteachers.

Bridget Phillipson on Monday rejected criticism of the Ofsted grading system revamp, which will see a new colour-coded five-point "report card" scale replace single word judgments such as “outstanding” and “inadequate”.

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