Labour has announced an immediate scrapping of the single-word school ratings to be replaced by report cards aimed at improving standards and helping parents to better understand schools’ strengths and weaknesses.
The four headline ratings currently awarded by the inspections watchdog in England – outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate – will go as part of radical changes announced on Monday by the government.
In their place, state schools inspected this year will be graded on quality of education, behaviour, personal development and leadership. Independent schools, early years settings, colleges and children’s social care providers will follow.
Whether you are a teacher, parents, former pupil or work as a school inspector, we’d like to hear from you. What do you think of the changes? What do you think it will mean for schools? If you are a former pupil, what impact did Ofsted inspections have on your school and what would you like to see today?
