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Ofsted invites the sector to take part in its Big Listen consultation

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Ofsted’s Big Listen, which seeks the views of the education and social care sectors, along with parents, on the inspectorate’s work, has opened today (Friday 8 March).
Ofsted's chief inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, will offically launch the Big Listen at a conference today, PHOTO: Ofsted
Ofsted's chief inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, will offically launch the Big Listen at a conference today, PHOTO: Ofsted

The Big Listen, which Ofsted says ‘marks a new chapter in its relationship with the education and care sectors’, will run for 12 weeks and aims to put the interests of disadvantaged children at the ‘heart of reforms’.

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According to the inspectorate, the major public consultation will be ‘wide-reaching’ and a comprehensive effort to hear from the full range of professionals and providers it works with.

The 'Big Listen' was first announced by Ofsted in January as a way to learn from headteacher Ruth Perry's death.

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