In its response to the Education Select Committee’s report into the role and performance of Ofsted, the Government said that it did not agree with the committee’s view that Ofsted should be split into two new inspectorates.
The committee’s report in April had concluded that Ofsted had become too unwieldy to be effective.
‘Structural change is costly (in terms of time, as well as money) and disruptive. Prioritising it would divert attention and resources from the more critical and urgent task of pursuing and securing the inspection reforms we consider to be vital,’ the Government response said.
‘As the committee has recognised in setting out its evidence, there remain arguments, supported by key stakeholders, for continuing with a single inspectorate. The current system in England is built around single points of accountability in local authorities, under the control of directors of children’s services and the Government has no current plans to change this.’
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