Call for schools to inspect each other in the future
Sean Harford, the watchdog’s national director for schools, believes the move can be made which would see Ofsted's role to focus on "moderate" judgements. Although it would change Ofsted's role it is seen as an important aspect in the development of school-to-school improvement
“If Ofsted is still around in 10 years’ time, the way we inspect and what we inspect would be very different in the type of school-led improvement system envisioned in the ASCL blueprint,” he said.
“I have very little doubt that during the five years of the next parliament, we will continue to see our education sector evolve further down the path towards a fully self-improving system,” he said.
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