After seven years of waiting, OFSTED finally inspected Blackhorse Primary on 25th November – the final week of the ‘early volunteer’ group of schools who had put themselves forward to be first under this new toolkit. My other school, Emersons Green Primary, which has also been waiting seven years and also put itself up to […]
Reflections on the new inspection framework: 1742 days under the lottery finger My school and I have spent 1742 days in the OFSTED window (our last inspection was Feb 2018). 1742 days where, on any idle Monday (and until recently Tuesday and Wednesday) the phone could ring and inspectors could arrive at my door. Four […]
It has been, at time of writing, 2,241 days since an inspector last called. The first three years don’t count. The inspector rarely calls before their report’s third birthday. But, at time of writing, that is still 1145 days in the ‘OFSTED window’. 1145 days of waiting for the phone to ring on some idle […]
