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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Ofsted ex-chief says schools bill ‘very likely’ to make education in England worse

Amanda Spielman
Amanda Spielman’s comments drew a sharp rebuke from No 10. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Ofsted’s former chief inspector has sparked a row with the government after saying the proposed legislation on schools was “very likely” to make education in England worse.

Amanda Spielman, who was head of the schools inspectorate in England when primary school headteacher Ruth Perry killed herself in 2023 after an Ofsted inspection, said the changes outlined in the education bill “put unions and union members ahead of children”.

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