http://www.naht.org.uk/ofstedcampaign.rss Head teachers have launched an alternative school inspection programme which they say will improve pupils' education. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/school-leaders-announce-pilot-school-inspection-programme/ 34072 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 GMT 20130517000100 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:59:26 GMT 20130514115926 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:23:20 GMT 201305170992320 False Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Accountability and Community Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign Ofsted responds to concerns raised by NAHT about the School Data Dashboard http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/naht-welcomes-ofsted-amendments-to-data-dashboard/ 33487 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:11:12 GMT 20130313181112 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:46:03 GMT 20130313174603 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:11:01 GMT 201303131861101 False Heather Forse Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Accountability and Community Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign Inaccuracies in the calculation of quintiles on the Ofsted data dashboard. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/flawed-data-in-ofsted-dashboard/ 33474 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:34:19 GMT 20130312113419 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:11:53 GMT 20130312111153 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:30:24 GMT 2013031211113024 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 England Top Story England Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: Our congratulations go out to those schools which have done so well. Despite ever-changing goalposts, the profession persistently rises to the challenge for its pupils. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/national-association-of-head-teachers-comment-on-school-inspection-results/ 33440 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:27:46 GMT 20130307172746 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:22:45 GMT 20130307172245 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:27:35 GMT 201303071752735 False Heather Forse Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Accountability and Community Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says constant moving of targets, without any chance to meet the previous ones, will further narrow the curriculum and undermine schools which are already boosting standards. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/heads-hit-back-at-constant-churn-of-targets/ 33363 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:55:55 GMT 20130305115555 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:25:52 GMT 20130305092552 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:54:05 GMT 2013030511115405 False Site Administrator Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Top Story England Accountability and Community Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign Sign our epetition and complete the School View survey. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/campaign-for-inspection-reform-january-update/ 33182 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:41:26 GMT 20130201164126 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:27:11 GMT 20130201162711 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:27:12 GMT 201302011642712 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head England Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says proposals by Ofsted to single out local authorities could be seen as an attempt to further an anti-local authority agenda, reducing choice, reducing support and adding to the pressure on schools. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/pressuring-authorities-to-hound-schools-risks-undermining-support-warn-school-leaders/ 33042 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:28:17 GMT 20130117112817 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:24:55 GMT 20130117112455 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:28:11 GMT 2013011711112811 False Heather Forse Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Accountability and Community Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign National Executive was charged with the responsibility of ensuring that an e-petition be placed on the official site to request reform of the inspection system. The e-petition is now lodged on the site and you can access it here. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/naht-e-petition-to-revise-inspection-arrangements/ 32568 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121127000000 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:32:52 GMT 20121127163252 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:32:53 GMT 201211271643253 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 England Top Story England Surveys Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign NAHT says it is encouraged to see the hard work of teachers acknowledged in Ofsted's latest report, which shows a rising number of good and outstanding schools. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/naht-draws-attention-to-rising-numbers-of-great-schools-but-urge-swifter-action-over-rogue-inspectors/ 32546 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:42:18 GMT 20121213124218 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:48:09 GMT 20121127104809 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:40:27 GMT 2012121312124027 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Media Resources Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign It's not the idea of inspection that is wrong, it is the obsession with crude exam statistics, blended with the ferociously high stakes attached to the judgements." http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/naht-comments-on-advisers-claim-ofsted-is-taking-the-soul-out-of-school/ 32206 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121030000000 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:58:56 GMT 20121030125856 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:03:17 GMT 201212131530317 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Media Resources Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign NAHT has expressed alarm that the schools' inspectorate, Ofsted, is seeking to make it harder to complain against its rulings just as complaints against Ofsted itself are on the rise. Around a quarter of schools who responded to an NAHT poll1 on their experience of a recent Ofsted inspection, reported serious concerns about the process. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/ofsted-moves-to-stifle-complaints-in-face-of-rising-dissatisfaction/ 32091 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20121016000000 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:06:19 GMT 20121016110619 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:20:45 GMT 201210161312045 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says it is hopeful that the quality of school judgements may be stabilising after initial reports had revealed worrying inconsistencies in the quality of feedback between inspection teams. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/naht-notes-early-signs-of-quality-control-in-inspection-process-and-welcome-confirmation-that-most-schools-are-well-run/ 31575 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120914000000 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:43:03 GMT 20120914144303 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:17:18 GMT 2012121912121718 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Press Release Media Resources Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign Unsurprisingly, Ofsted was keen to play down many of the concessions they have made but there are some real gains in the response, often quite subtly beneath the surface. Here's a quick summary for those of you who have not had time to read Ofsted's response in full. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/update-on-ofsted-consultation-may-2012/ 29834 Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120531000000 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:05:43 GMT 20120531140543 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:25:20 GMT 201205311422520 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 England Top Story England Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign NAHT believes that the proposed changes are unnecessary, unhelpful and will have a disproportionate impact on schools in challenging areas. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/naht-response-to-ofsted-consultation/ 29360 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120410000000 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:55:38 GMT 20120410135538 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:17:23 GMT 2012092711111723 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign If you have recently been inspected, we are particularly interested in gaining your views of the inspection team. To do this, we have created a short survey designed to allow you to rate your inspection, its team and its impact. Please take five minutes to answer the questions if you have been inspected recently. If you know of another member who is going through inspection, please encourage them to complete it. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/schoolview-building-a-better-ofsted/ 29355 Fri, 04 May 2012 08:40:01 GMT 20120504084001 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:35:48 GMT 20120410113548 Fri, 04 May 2012 08:39:52 GMT 201205040883952 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Top Story England Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign Annual Conference 2012 The Ofsted consultation, 'A Good Education for All', is out and the closing date for responses is 3 May 2012. NAHT encourage members to respond with your views and guidance on how do to so is provided on this page. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/guidance-on-responding-to-ofsted-consultation/ 29350 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120410000000 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:32:49 GMT 20120410103249 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:11:02 GMT 201204111531102 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 Advice England Top Story England Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign NAHT says plans to introduce the new category of requires improvement require Ofsted to put its own house in order too. http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/raise-the-bar-but-beware-labels-that-demoralise/ 28426 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120117000000 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:26 GMT 20120117100026 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:49:13 GMT 201204100994913 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head Hot Topic 1 England Early Years Children's Centres Primary Secondary Special Schools FE Press Release Top Story England Children Centre Leader/Manager Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign It is disturbing to see Ofsted change its position in a matter of days and suggests the policy has been created with an eye more to the sound-bite than the evidence." http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/news-and-media/key-topics/inspections-and-accountability/move-to-no-notice-inspections-wont-improve-school-performance/ 28338 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:06:31 GMT 20120405150631 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 GMT 20120110135008 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:06:26 GMT 201204051530626 False Site Administrator Performance Inspections Government Policy Ofsted Head Deputy Head Assistant Head News Hot Topic 1 England Primary Secondary Special Schools Press Release Media Resources Top Story England Bursar/SBM Children Centre Leader/Manager Accountability and Community Accountability Inspections Inspections and accountability Campaign