MYSTERIOUS: 9 - What They Never Told You

School leaders should refuse to work as Ofsted inspectors, says union

Delegates at the National Education Union’s conference voted for a campaign to be launched calling for Ofsted to be abolished.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Teaching union president claims she suffered stroke partly due to Ofsted stress

Teachers facing Ofsted are more likely to come home exhausted, new study finds

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

Manchester Ofsted inspector quits in protest after death of teacher and brands watchdog "inadequate"

"I have increasingly felt that Ofsted is no longer achieving its mission of ‘raising standards, improving lives’. "

Manchester Evening News · Apr 3, 2023

A life’s work destroyed by insensitive Ofsted inspections

Letters: Former headteachers on the personal and professional toll of dealing with inspections

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023

'I went to a dark place after Ofsted report, the system has to change'

"Waiting for our report was horrendous - like sitting with a ticking bomb. It was the most difficult time of my life."

Wales Online · Mar 29, 2023

Teachers leaving profession due to 'unreasonable pressures' from Ofsted

Sefton Association of Primary Headteachers have sent a letter to Ofsted calling for changes in how inspectors conduct school visits

Liverpool Echo · Mar 28, 2023

A hundred Salford heads accuse Ofsted of running regime of "fear and humiliation" after death of teacher

"It is unacceptable that the pressure of an impending inspection or the outcome should make committed professionals ill or worse."

Manchester Evening News · Mar 27, 2023

Ofsted can be summed up in one word: inadequate

Letters: Prof Colin Richards stands by his 1990s criticism of the schools regulator, Michael Pyke says it was set up to enforce a marketised system, and other readers give their views

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023

The Guardian view on teacher shortages: signs of a profession in crisis

Editorial: Teachers are buckling under the pressure of workloads and the Ofsted regime. Fixing this will start with raising salaries

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023

Michael Gove says Ofsted judgements based on one issue 'should be looked at' following Ruth Perry's death

The headteacher's family say she killed herself while waiting for an 'inadequate' rating

Manchester Evening News · Mar 26, 2023