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Nursery caught out again after 'leaving child outside for six minutes'

Ofsted inspectors have produced another damning report following a recent visit to the day nursery

Wales Online

Ofsted inspections cause teachers stress and aren't backed up by strong evidence – things could be done differently

The school inspectorate in England, Ofsted, has faced criticism recently following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. According to her family, Perry’s death was a “direct result” of the pressure resulting from the Ofsted inspection process which resulted in her school being judged as “inadequate”.

The Conversation

Nursery where child was left outside alone SLAMMED by inspectors over safeguarding and unclean equipment

The Cook Street site was hit with an 'Inadequate' rating by Ofsted

Manchester Evening News

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Incredible footage of heartwarming dog rescue captured by police drone

Spaniel Neilli fell off a cliff but is recovering at home with a few "cuts and bruises"

Bristol Post

Airbus and Air France acquitted of manslaughter charges over crash that killed Bristol schoolboy

It was concluded that pilot error was to blame for the accident in 2009 which left 228 people dead including Clifton College student Alexander Bjoroy

Bristol Post

Education Secretary backs Ofsted’s one-word ratings despite outcry from teachers

Gillian Keegan said single-word ratings are ‘clear’ and ‘easy for parents to navigate’.

The Independent UK

Health guru Dr Michael Mosley issues warning to coffee and wine-drinking dieters

"The evidence is clear; alcohol does make you fat"

Bristol Post

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‘It’s tough for parents’: should young children have their own phone?

Debate bubbles over how to navigate setting limits as UK study shows fifth of three- and four-year-olds have a device

The Guardian - UK

‘Disastrous’ fall in new teachers as Londoners opt for better paid jobs

School leaders warned the situation has reached ‘a new low’

Evening Standard

What chances were missed to save Finley Boden?

Ten-month-old was returned to his parents’ care just 39 days before his death

The Guardian - UK

Children 'flourish' at nursery that bounced back after damning Ofsted report

Children at the nursey "giggle" with glee according to the latest Ofsted report

Liverpool Echo

Ofsted slams school for forcing badly behaved kids to work from home

Inspectors said the practice 'constitutes illegal use of exclusions and puts pupils at risk'

Wales Online

I was used as a scapegoat when Baby P died – Sunak’s attacks on social workers are dangerous

I lost my job and was vilified in the media. Social workers must stand up against baseless accusations, says former director of education and children’s social care Sharon Shoesmith

The Guardian - UK

Teachers 'live in fear' of Ofsted says union as it calls for watchdog to be scrapped

It follows the death of a headteacher who took her own life while awaiting an Ofsted report which downgraded her school from the highest possible rating to the lowest

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Daily Mirror

Furious mum claims son's needs means he's 'prisoner' at school 'babysitting' him

Katie Hattersley claims that her son Joe, 17, who attends Hazel Oak, in Solihull, an all-age special school, is being kept "prisoner" and gets little more than a "babysitting service"

Nottingham Post

Nursery boss statement as all three Notts sites branded 'inadequate'

The WVDN group runs nurseries in Wollaton, Eastwood and Bramcote.

Chronicle Live

'Ofsted must go': Newcastle teacher leads calls for end to inspection regime which inspires 'genuine fear'

Martin Hudson led calls for the abolition of Ofsted at the NASUWT trade union conference

The Guardian - UK

NASUWT members call for Ofsted abolition to end ‘reign of terror’

Conference accuses inspectorate of ‘mercilessly bullying’ teachers and follows NEU in calling for change

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Evening Standard

Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, union says

A motion at the NASUWT conference called for the inspection system to be abolished in its ‘current form’ and immediate inspections to be halted

Manchester Evening News

Forklift driver quits to become director of his partner's company that has gone 'crazy'

The eyebrow gel was created by makeup artist Olivia who saw a gap in the market

Nottingham Post

Eastwood nursery was suspended by Ofsted after inspectors found children at 'immediate risk'

Issues included staff being instructed to restrain children with emerging special educational needs

Manchester Evening News

'Ofsted stress gave me a heart condition - but I won't give up on these kids': The Salford head slamming watchdog's 'regime of fear'

A headteacher lays bare the personal and professional toll of England's Ofsted school inspection regime in Neal Keeling's in-depth report

Wales Online

Ofsted inspections do ‘more harm than good’, says former inspector

Dr Martin Hanbury left his role saying the system was totally unfit for purpose and insisting, 'It’s like trying to measure a cloud with a ruler'

The Guardian - UK

NEU threatens huge Manchester protest during Tory conference

National Education Union says government is ‘rattled’ after delegates vote for summer strikes in England

The Independent UK

Keegan ‘living in fantasy world’ over challenges facing schools – union boss

Children are ‘bearing the brunt of the workforce crisis’ in schools, said Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union.

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