Ofsted’s chief inspector said it will change its headline inspection judgements in the planned new framework to prevent what she described as ‘pressure on school leaders… to deliver perfect data above all else’.
The key judgement on outcomes will be changed to one on the quality of education, she proposed.
In a speech today to an audience of headteachers of primary and secondary schools, Ms Spielman said, ‘It is clear that, for some time, Ofsted hasn’t placed enough emphasis on the curriculum. For a long time, our inspections have looked hardest at outcomes, placing too much weight on test and exam results.’
She added that, ‘The cumulative impact of performance tables and inspections, and the consequences that are hung on them, has increased the pressure on school leaders, teachers and indirectly on pupils to deliver perfect data above all else.’
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