An inspection by a person who demonstrably knows less about the work than those in the setting they are inspecting, is professionally insulting and must stop.
We have a Children’s Social Services Department that has been rated as inadequate by OFSTED and things are so bad that a Commissioner has been sent in to oversee the necessary improvements.
Paying back debt as soon as they begin to earn a graduate-level salary and suffering from excessive rents, is an unattractive combination. Why should these young people vote for us? Social engineering is not a Conservative principle, and it has blown up in our faces.
The current Ofsted handbook has 459 paragraphs and is supplemented by 179 pages of government guidance on safeguarding – while the time for inspectors to check them has been reduced by over 90 per cent.
While Ofsted has expressed regret for the Perry case, it has not admitted that change is a matter of urgency. We must restore reports written in good, clear English.
The report shows Caversham Primary School is a good school, and well led and managed. The use of discretion would probably have fixed the issue of an administrative oversight.
Only by comprehensively shining a light on institutional failures, do we stand a chance to reform the system and eradicate these horrors.
Children are being groomed, raped, and trafficked, because the authorities are still not doing their jobs properly.
Projecting sexual imagery as a form of entertainment can’t continue if we intend to remain a civilised society.
By using sugar tax funds, it could greatly alleviate some of the difficulties in schools across the country.
Improved educational provision is key. Increased use of boarding schools can offer a greater chance of stability.
Children in care are denied the opportunities available to others. Levelling up must include transforming their life chances.
Looking back on my schooldays, I can see how little we had in terms of inspiration. We simply didn’t know what we could aim for.
It is the only educational organisation whose focus is on teaching, rather than politics or management.
The twenty-second article in a new series on ConHome about how government might be made smaller, taxpayers better off and and society stronger – through strong families, better schools and good jobs.