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Chief inspector promises new heads more time

New headteachers in schools judged to be requiring improvement will be given the chance to discuss with Ofsted the scheduling of their next inspection, Sir Michael Wilshaw has promised.

In a letter to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), the chief inspector has asked for any headteacher in this position to make contact with their Ofsted regional director in order for these discussions to take place.

It comes after ASCL had previously raised concerns about the extent to which school leaders are being put off from working in schools judged as requiring improvement or inadequate because of the threat of immediate Ofsted inspection.

A position paper on inspection, released ahead of the union’s annual conference in March, called for school leaders in this position to be given time to turn things around.

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