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Starmer rejects Badenoch’s claim Labour is ‘clueless’ and urges Tories to apologise for the ‘mess they made’ – as it happened

PM says he will not take lectures from previous government as Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign

The Guardian - UK

Former Ofsted chief says Ruth Perry inspection was error-free

Amanda Spielman says agency did not get it wrong in school downgrade that contributed to headteacher’s death

The Guardian - UK

Unions ask education secretary and Ofsted chief to halt school inspections

NAHT and ASCL call on Gillian Keegan and Amanda Spielman to allow time to address concerns raised by coroner

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Ofsted chief ‘should quit now’, says Ruth Perry’s sister as briefing memo is revealed

Family of headteacher who killed herself calls on Amanda Spielman to resign over inadequate response to coroner’s verdict

The Guardian - UK

Sister of headteacher who killed herself condemns Ofsted chief’s ‘crass’ comments

Chief inspector said death was being used to ‘discredit’ body, days before coroner ruled inspection contributed to Ruth Perry’s death

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Perry ‘amazed’ more heads did not kill themselves, inquest hears

Hearing into death of Caversham primary school head was also told she thought Ofsted inspections were ‘inhumane’

The Guardian - UK

School leaders in England feel lockdown ‘broke spell’ of bond with parents

Education experts agree with Ofsted chief that many parents now disregard rules previously taken for granted

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Ofsted chief inspector warns against ‘divisive’ political campaigns in schools

Amanda Spielman said Ofsted had seen anecdotal examples of teachers enlisting children ‘to write campaigning letters’.

The Independent UK

$Restoring ‘fractured’ contract between parents and schools likely to take years$

Restoring ‘fractured’ contract between parents and schools likely to take years

The impact of the broken links with families can be seen in lower school attendance and poorer pupil behaviour, Ofsted boss suggests.

The Independent UK

Hostility between parents and schools has grown since Covid, says Ofsted head

Annual report on England’s schools highlights absenteeism, disruptive behaviour and parental challenges to rules

The Guardian - UK

$Social contract between schools and parents ‘fractured’, watchdog warns$

Social contract between schools and parents ‘fractured’, watchdog warns

Amanda Spielman will publish her final annual report as the chief inspector of Ofsted on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Schools ‘having hard time dealing with aftermath of lockdowns’

Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of schools in England, told MPs there has been a ‘surge of discontent’ about Ofsted this year.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on reforming Ofsted: at last, the inspectorate’s failings are being admitted

Editorial: An overhaul of English school inspections is overdue, but wider understanding of what has gone wrong is needed first

The Guardian - UK

Disruptive behaviour in English schools worse since Covid, says outgoing Ofsted head

Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons

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The Independent UK

Female military recruits given ‘ill-fitting’ uniforms, report finds

Ofsted inspectors found rotting infrastructure and a poorly fitting clothing at some armed forces sites.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Martyn Oliver: what can schools expect from Ofsted’s next chief?

The leader of an academy trust renowned for high suspension rates has been formally nominated by the education secretary

The Independent UK

Head of academy trust recommended as Ofsted’s new chief inspector

Sir Martyn Oliver is the Department for Education’s preferred candidate to take over from Amanda Spielman.

The Guardian - UK

Vocational T-levels offer England’s students poor value, Ofsted says

Report criticises ‘range of shortcomings’ in qualifications intended to be equivalent to A-levels

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The Independent UK

Students taking Government’s flagship T-level courses felt ‘misled’ – Ofsted

The first T-level courses were launched by the Government in September 2020 as technical alternatives to A-levels.

The Independent UK

Ofsted team in Ruth Perry case ‘professional and humane’, says chief inspector

Amada Spielman was speaking at the Festival of Education in Berkshire.

The Independent UK

Ex-Ofsted chief calls for overhaul of grading system after Ruth Perry’s death

Sir Michael Wilshaw told Tes magazine that one-word judgments should be replaced with a more ‘nuanced’ report.

The Guardian - UK

Former Ofsted chief: school inspections should change after headteacher’s death

Sir Michael Wilshaw says he now thinks differently about use of one-word headline grades in England

Daily Mirror

Headteacher in one of UK's toughest areas details strict measures to turn around school

James Eldon has been named the UK's 'principal of the year' after his work to transform Manchester Academy in Moss Side - one of the city's most deprived areas - after years of being told to improve

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted chief admits system ‘did not work as well as it should’ after abuse at school

Amanda Spielman defends failure to spot mistreatment at residential facility for disabled children as she is grilled by MPs

The Independent UK

MPs launch inquiry into school inspections by Ofsted following criticism

The watchdog has faced pressure to reform after headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life when her school was downgraded to the lowest rating.

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