Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), suggests that a new system in which Ofsted assessed schools’ own monitoring and evaluation would be more “effective and fit-for-purpose”.
Mr Lightman, who represents 18,000 school and college leaders, set out his views in an article responding directly to Ofsted’s director of schools, Mike Cladingbowl.
Writing in The Guardian last month, Mr Cladingbowl asked: “Is it possible to reduce the high-stakes nature of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ inspection regime – and the unintended consequences that sometimes flow from it – while retaining the rigour and commitment to high standards that has been the Ofsted hallmark?
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