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School leaders will be more involved in ungraded inspections from September as Ofsted aims to ‘reduce the burden’ on subject leads

An independent review of Reading Council’s actions after the death of the headteacher highlights the ‘folly of a macho culture’ of high-stakes accountability in schools

Alternative Big Listen survey suggests the inspectorate has lost the confidence of the sector, with nine in 10 respondents saying it is not fit for purpose

Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the MAT sector body, says trusts should know their schools and heads, and not be reliant upon Ofsted to highlight problems

ÌÇÐÄVlog takes a closer look at the gaps in the new Labour government’s manifesto pledges for schools

The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the creation of a new statutory set of standards to underpin school accountability reforms proposed by Labour

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes disadvantaged GCSE students being disrupted by teacher absence and a halt on key decisions affecting academy trusts

School leaders are suffering because it’s too easy for parents to raise highly disruptive complaints, writes one head in the third piece in a series by the Headteachers’ Roundtable

Majority of teachers believe the watchdog has a ‘negative impact’ on teaching and want it abolished, a poll shows

As the general election nears, Liberal Democrats’ education spokesperson Munira Wilson outlines how the party would tackle the issues facing the sector

This week’s essential education news includes a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation into the number of academies paying teachers above the national rate and a warning about schools facing rising complaints

Inspectors are feeling ‘pressured’ by Ofsted’s target to inspect all schools by next summer, says union