You would be better off flipping a coin to judge the quality of a lesson than listening to the views of an Ofsted inspector, it was claimed this week.
A far-reaching report into the future of England’s schools inspectorate has issued a damning verdict on both the quality of school inspectors and the reliability of lesson observation judgements.
The study, by the think-tank Policy Exchange, says that Ofsted should stop observing lessons during school inspections and should “abolish or radically reduce” the number of additional inspectors – those contracted to private outsourcing companies.
It claims that many inspectors lack the necessary skills to make a fair judgement of schools – especially the ability to analyse data.
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