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Cold & callous. Martin Griffith killed himself. #PostOffice knew about faults in the Horizon system at the time. Individuals who do nothing are surely culpable? Similarities in the #TRA, a Govt dept within the #DfE are stark. Many know it’s a failing regulator yet fail to act.
Cold & callous. Martin Griffith killed himself. #PostOffice knew about faults in the Horizon system at the time. Individuals who do nothing are surely culpable? Similarities in the #TRA, a Govt dept within the #DfE are stark. Many know it’s a failing regulator yet fail to act.
Absolutely.
Absolutely this. Our Ofsted report doesn’t reflect our incredible school in the slightest. Even the ‘sugary sweet’ parts which were changed after we complained are not accurate. The only way to get the measure of a school is to visit in person & talk to pupils, parents and staff.
Absolutely this. Our Ofsted report doesn’t reflect our incredible school in the slightest. Even the ‘sugary sweet’ parts which were changed after we complained are not accurate. The only way to get the measure of a school is to visit in person & talk to pupils, parents and staff.
Hillsborough, Contaminated Blood, Windrush, Post Office, Grenfell......Ofsted? It's far too easy in our country for the Govt to close rank, shut the public out & think they can do whatever they want. All the evidence anyone would ever need is out there to explain why Ofsted…
Today the government, paraphrasing the coroner, chose “Transparency and ease of message” over “teacher welfare”. If they had to use a single word, we wish they’d chosen ‘Compassion’. Care of Julia Waters, the words of #RuthPerry, someone we knew, loved and respected:
Governments claims of ‘significant benefits’ are bogus. And they know it.
Governments claims of ‘significant benefits’ are bogus. And they know it.
Tone deaf! One-word judgements do not and cannot capture the breadth of school life. Forget the 'Big Listen' it is time for big reform! #ofsted #schools #teacher bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
@imagineinquiry What a terrible and brilliant analogy, the government's response is entirely divorced from humanity.
It’s like the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic decided the number of lifeboats was both safe and sufficient. Tragic.
It’s like the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic decided the number of lifeboats was both safe and sufficient. Tragic.
A radio station contacted me yesterday: they wanted me to speak about summary judgements but changed their mind when they heard my view. 'We're trying to find someone in favour of summary judgements to speak on the show but it's proving very difficult!' Nuff said.
#ofsted It’s surely time for action. After this news that the govt has ridden roughshod over Ruth Perry’s memory, her family, the Select Committee and the views of almost every school and teacher in the country. Time to close school gates to Ofsted. RT.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
The evidence for parents liking the summary judgments is very thin indeed. Estate agents like them but most parents rely on local intelligence. And the reports are incredibly bland and 'samey', providing little meaningful detail.
The evidence for parents liking the summary judgments is very thin indeed. Estate agents like them but most parents rely on local intelligence. And the reports are incredibly bland and 'samey', providing little meaningful detail.
@skinnerreborn Whining? You do realise that headteachers have died? I carry out voluntary work for an organisation supporting headteachers & some of their experiences are absolutely shocking. Not only that, Ofsted does get judgements wrong. A wrong judgment isn't useful to anyone!
I’ve read the government’s response to the Select Committee’s Inquiry into Ofsted’s Work with Schools, and it is the most pathetic excuse for can-kicking inaction I have ever seen. It is an absence of a response, a vacuum of responsibility, a void of accountability…
Having initially gone to great lengths to be seen to be listening, Gillian Keegan and her department have now made it clear that they either have not heard what our concerns actually are, or are unwilling or unable to act on them…
Still going on…
Another brilliant thread - and some of us are STILL supporting other Heads who are STILL feeling suicidal due to Ofsted’s behaviour. This is really not rocket science for them, surely…
Another brilliant thread - and some of us are STILL supporting other Heads who are STILL feeling suicidal due to Ofsted’s behaviour. This is really not rocket science for them, surely…
As ever, a brilliant thread from Edmund. This weekend, I finally felt “normal” again after the horrors of our Ofsted inspections last October and December. If this is how long it takes for a Head to recover, then something is clearly and seriously very wrong with this system.
As ever, a brilliant thread from Edmund. This weekend, I finally felt “normal” again after the horrors of our Ofsted inspections last October and December. If this is how long it takes for a Head to recover, then something is clearly and seriously very wrong with this system.
No more ‘inadequate’? One-word Ofsted rulings could be ditched thetimes.co.uk/article/no-mor…
@Autismmother1 @MzBelindaW @AlisonKriel @positiveimagep @SwailesRuth @ottleyoconnor @IamtheadamLFC @JannahHayah @NiamhDonohoe78 @GoodLawProject @JolyonMaugham @warwickmansell For those asking the quote in this tweet came from @NASUWT annual conference 2024. @PatrickR_NASUWT General Secretary’s address, pg 4/5 of the conference transcript. Powerful & strong about the ‘kangaroo court’ who claim to be the Teacher Regulator, #TRA. Time for action now!
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@tomhfh *This * situation is both irrational &dysfunctional. In functional societies, professional adults don’t speak to other adults like this, or treat other people’s children like this. @YorksBylines @CentralBylines @BylineTimes @Edmund_B_W yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/education…
Lest we forget: when we talk about #RuthPerry, we barely lift the lid on a much bigger situation, which has huge, ongoing national relevance.
@tomhfh *This * situation is both irrational &dysfunctional. In functional societies, professional adults don’t speak to other adults like this, or treat other people’s children like this. @YorksBylines @CentralBylines @BylineTimes @Edmund_B_W yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/education…
Cold & callous. Martin Griffith killed himself. #PostOffice knew about faults in the Horizon system at the time. Individuals who do nothing are surely culpable? Similarities in the #TRA, a Govt dept within the #DfE are stark. Many know it’s a failing regulator yet fail to act.
#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #StateScandal #MrBatesVsThePostOffice On 23rd September 2013 Martin Griffiths, 58, deliberately stepped in front of a bus and suffered fatal injuries after being “hounded” by @PostOffice over alleged shortfalls caused by the malfunctioning…
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What a vile comment in reference to Ruth Perry. Sums up so much of what is wrong in our world right now, and how little is understood about education by non educators !
Why does one troubled person’s suicide mean we have to make it harder for parents to tell which schools are run well and which are run poorly? This whole saga has been deeply irrational.
@tomhfh You end with a false dichotomy. Literally no one suggested the grading system deployed by the schools inspectorate should be less easy to understand. Neither Scotland nor Wales relies on a system of single word descriptors for school inspections.
@tomhfh You start with an ignorant and offensive characterisation of a tragic death. Ruth Perry was not "troubled", she suffered a mental crisis triggered by an Ofsted inspection that "lacked fairness, respect and sensitivity" that she knew would cost her her job and her reputation...
Martin Lewis, "How is Rishi Sunak expected to deal with the legal challenges to the Rwanda bill?" #HIGNFY @MartinSLewis Ian Hislop, "He says I've got judges waiting.. I've got 25 courts.. I mean, given the rest of the judicial system has come to more or less a standstill.. You…
@JaneS1962 @implausibleblog @MartinSLewis Pretty much everyone who paid attention at school.
We won't give up until Ofsted is radically reformed. Please stand up for Ruth, stand up for yourselves. Ofsted must undergo reform—it's more than just a one-word judgment.
.@educationgovuk insists single-word Ofsted grades have ‘significant benefits’ – but @NAHTnews' @PaulWhiteman6 says ‘they are deeply harmful and must be scrapped entirely’ tes.com/magazine/news/…
I think everyone in education agrees. They are not listening.
We are saddened with the decision to keep single word judgements. In our view they should be consigned to the past, being unhelpfully simplistic and drawing attention away from where it is truly required. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #Ofsted
Our inspection system should be formative and supportive of school development, whilst also offering parents a more nuanced and narrative based view of school quality. #Ofsted
We are saddened with the decision to keep single word judgements. In our view they should be consigned to the past, being unhelpfully simplistic and drawing attention away from where it is truly required. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #Ofsted
It’s not just about one word judgements it’s about the variability of inspection teams and the variance in judgements- #Ofsted
Once again the government puts its own needs/ desires ahead of the welfare of citizens. #GeneralElectionNow
Single word judgements are not preferred for their effectiveness in representing the work of schools, they are preferred by the government because of how they allow it to report the system as a whole. As the coroner feared; ease of communication over teacher welfare...
@Sue_Cowley My grandson started preschool in January. I took him to the first session and stayed with him. It was excellent. I don’t know how Ofsted rate it- I haven’t bothered to look it up. Now when I collect him he is happy and has had a good time.
I've been through several inspections during my time at preschool. The rating has gone up and down but I can promise you it's essentially been the same setting all the time. The grading system is unreliable and that should be enough to see it go.
This is the nub of the issue. Single word judgements are designed for measuring schools. It is neither valid or reliable as a means to support schools or inform parents.
Single word judgements are not preferred for their effectiveness in representing the work of schools, they are preferred by the government because of how they allow it to report the system as a whole. As the coroner feared; ease of communication over teacher welfare...
I do question the timing of the ‘big listen’ & today’s news. It’ll either take a u-turn (unlikely) and/or a deaf response from #Ofsted. I hope I’m wrong,but this is a huge missed opportunity to make a real difference to the wellbeing, retention & recruitment in education.
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