Ofsted, England’s schools inspectorate, has been under significant scrutiny for the stress and mental distress it causes teachers.
The government has ended the controversial system of awarding schools a one-word, overall judgement. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson stated that the system was “low information for parents and high stakes for schools”.
Another change to Ofsted now means that schools will be notified of an upcoming inspection on a Monday, so they do not have an anxious wait to hear whether the inspectorate is coming to them that week.
