Getting rid of the inspection system because itâs getting things wrong would be no different to getting rid of the education system because itâs less than perfect. Â
Talk about babies and bath water! đÂ
Whatâs  wrong with constructive criticism?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As l said in my original post, l believe the Ofsted system needs to change, and l agree with @KT53 's comments that the Ofsted inspector should make no comment to the head teacher other than to say that they will be provided with a copy of the report ASAP. My caveat would be if the pupils or staff were in some kind of danger, or the education given was so poor in the majority of departments, then immediate action should be taken.
I admit to have very little knowledge of the Ofsted procedures and indeed whether there is any appeal procedure against the grading awarded.
This statement from the BBC article certainly caught my eye " If Ofsted decided the school wasn't safeguarding pupils effectively, it would automatically be deemed "inadequate" - no matter how good the education it provided"
My understanding is that the main concern in this case was due to the lack of record keeping and staff checks needed to keep children safe. I'm not sure what the nature of these staff checks would be, whether they refer to investigating bullying or sexual abuse at home for example, but surely it would be possible to flag this up with a 6 months review period factored in ? In this case it seems to be more to do with the lack of record keeping than anything else.
Obviously most parents want their children to be safe and happy at school, but the pressure on teachers (and certainly head teachers) is incredible in this day and age.
Are the majority of Ofsted inspectors ex teachers ?
With regard to hospital/laboratory inspections, of course these are required, but are hospital and laboratory managers under the threat of an immediate downgrade in a similar situation, or are the inspection systems different ?
The impression I get, and that is purely from the Coroner's report, is that the Inspector was unapproachable and at times downright aggressive towards the Headteacher. If the school had tried to report him, they would have had to report him to the head inspector, who was the person they were having the problems with. If that is true then the current Ofsted system is not fit for purpose, and never has been.
I gave up reading or watching the news some years ago. Just so depressing and makes me feel so helpless. Haunts me at night for years afterwards. I was desperately upset by the pictures of the little girl burnt by napalm in the Vietnam war. I canât tell you what a huge relief it was to read, only a few years ago, that she had survived, and made a new and fulfilling life for herself in the USA of all places. Cleared out at least one dark place in my mind. I can at least skim past the headlines if I look at the online papers, and I havenât paid for a physical newspaper for years. I do pick up a free copy of the Times in Waitrose when I remember, but only for the Insert with the puzzles in. The rest gets recycled or used for household painting jobs.
I don't remember the paint wearing off on any of our previous cars but on this one, the paint is wearing down to the white undercoat in spots at the door edges. I was thinking of buying a bottle of nail varnish in a similar colour to touch it up. What do you think?
You can buy little pots/spray cans of matching car paint ⊠Iâd think thatâd do a better job.  You put your car reg into the website and you get exactly the right shade. Canât remember the brand but thereâs several out there.Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The paint's supposed to last these days (except for damage from stones, user mis-use etc). It shouldn't just wear off if it hasn't been scraped on something so if it's a new-ish car, the paint could be faulty and it's worth at least having a moan to the dealer.
But, if it's an old car then I say worth a try! I once bought a little bottle of touch-up paint for an old car. It smelled like nail varnish and had a brush in the lid like nail varnish. Cost more though. Back then there weren't all that many shades of nail varnish outside of red/pink/burgundy/coral/orange, but now you'd probably find most colours, some are even metallic-looking.
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Whatâs  wrong with constructive criticism?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My caveat would be if the pupils or staff were in some kind of danger, or the education given was so poor in the majority of departments, then immediate action should be taken.
I admit to have very little knowledge of the Ofsted procedures and indeed whether there is any appeal procedure against the grading awarded.
This statement from the BBC article certainly caught my eyeÂ
"Â If Ofsted decided the school wasn't safeguarding pupils effectively, it would automatically be deemed "inadequate" - no matter how good the education it provided"
My understanding is that the main concern in this case was due to the lack of record keeping and staff checks needed to keep children safe.
I'm not sure what the nature of these staff checks would be, whether they refer to investigating bullying or sexual abuse at home for example, but surely it would be possible to flag this up with a 6 months review period factored in ? In this case it seems to be more to do with the lack of record keeping than anything else.
Obviously most parents want their children to be safe and happy at school, but the pressure on teachers (and certainly head teachers) is incredible in this day and age.
Are the majority of Ofsted inspectors ex teachers ?
With regard to hospital/laboratory inspections, of course these are required, but are hospital and laboratory managers under the threat of an immediate downgrade in a similar situation, or are the inspection systems different ?
Edited to add, l have just seen this further article on the BBC website.Â
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-67639943
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I can at least skim past the headlines if I look at the online papers, and I havenât paid for a physical newspaper for years. I do pick up a free copy of the Times in Waitrose when I remember, but only for the Insert with the puzzles in. The rest gets recycled or used for household painting jobs.
I was thinking of buying a bottle of nail varnish in a similar colour to touch it up. What do you think?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.