Nursery World - Distrust of Ofsted continues as majority of teachers want inspectorate replaced

More than 80 per cent of teachers think Ofsted should be replaced with a new system, with just 4 per cent believing the inspectorate acts independently to Government, reveals a new survey.

The NEU survey highlights teachers' dissatisfaction with Ofsted, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

The National Education Union’s State of Education survey highlights the extent to which teachers, support staff and school leaders continue to be dissatisfied with Ofsted and its inspectors.

Organisations 'profiting from inspection preparation' accused of creating 'significant fear' around Ofsted

One respondent said that the approach of inspectors continues to be ‘abrasive and rude, despite recent training’.

Another argued that the inspection system ‘feels nakedly political’, and that the best interests of pupils is defined by the Government, meaning it can never be objective’, so the ‘whole system is flawed’.

Almost 6,000 teachers, support staff and school leaders took part in the NEU’s survey into Ofsted ahead of its annual conference in Bournemouth.

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