Ofsted Review Calls for evidence from the sector

Parliament’s Education Committee has launched an inquiry into Ofsted’s work with schools. The inquiry aims to assess how well Ofsted is fulfilling its role in inspecting schools and whether and how it could be improved, to inform the work of the incoming His Majesty’s Chief Inspector.

Written submissions, of no more than 3000 words, are invited on the following:

• The usefulness of Ofsted inspections and inspection reports, and whether inspections are carried out in sufficient depth to meet the expectations of schools, governors and parents.
• The impact of Ofsted judgements on schools and pupils, and the adequacy of the support schools can access to enable them to improve following an Ofsted judgement.
• The impact of Ofsted inspections on workload and wellbeing for teachers, school leaders, governors and pupils, specifically relating to workload required by the inspection process, and what measures are put in place to mitigate this.
• The effectiveness of Ofsted’s complaints procedure and the extent to which Ofsted is accountable and transparent in its work.
• The impact of the new Education Inspection Framework introduced in 2019.

Evidence can be submitted until 23:59 on 20th July 2023.