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Ofsted
/ ˈɒˌɛ /
acronym for
- Office for Standards in Education: a government body set up in 1993 to inspect and assess the educational standards of schools and colleges in England and Wales
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The proposed new system of Ofsted inspections will no longer give a single overall grade to an institution.
Ed Barnett-Ward, a parent at Caversham Primary who campaigned for changes to Ofsted inspections following Ms Perry's death, said the proposed changes "don't go far enough".
National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede said Ofsted needed to "come up with a system of accountability that reduced pressure on schools".
It said answers to Ofsted's and the department's consultations would be carefully considered before an approach is finalised.
The sister of a head teacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded in an Ofsted inspection, has warned the proposed new system for assessing schools has the "same risks" as before.
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