In December 2023 a UK Government Inquiry concluded that Ofsted, the English inspection regime, had ‘contributed’ to the death of a Headteacher, Ruth Perry, who ...

Research has long suggested that the policy of school inspection, implemented through the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in England, has psychological and physical effects on teachers t...

Research suggests that the inspection service in England, Ofsted, has negative impacts on teachers and creates a culture of fear and performativity. Of particular concern is Ofsted’s potential to h...

Proposal to transform educational inspection (Ofsted) in England

Accountability policy and its negative effects on teachers’ working lives and retention is internationally recognised as a problem in education with school evaluation and inspection being a particu...