Teachers call for inspections in context

1 Sep 05
Head teachers are worried that the new school inspection regime, which begins later this month, will mean more schools labelled as failing.

02 September 2005

Head teachers are worried that the new school inspection regime, which begins later this month, will mean more schools labelled as failing.

John Dunford, general secretary of the Secondary Heads Association, said: 'I hope that the new inspection design takes more account of the context in which a school works, so that schools serving poor socio-economic areas are not disadvantaged by judgements based on raw exam scores.'

From September 12, more than 70 schools will face the new short-notice inspection programme. The new regime operates on a three-year cycle and places a greater emphasis on schools' self-assessment.

In order to make inspection results more accessible for parents, Ofsted will grade all schools on a four-point scale, while pupils will be given a specially written letter detailing their school's performance.

Chief schools inspector David Bell said: 'We will continue to evaluate the new system to ensure it brings about the improvement and development in education that parents would like to see, and that our pupils deserve.'

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