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Whats the point of Ofsted?

Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 8:02 p.m.

This week the Education Select Committee said that Ofsted and the Government must rebuild trust and make major changes to school inspections.

This follows months of news coverage of the death of Ruth Perry, the headteacher who killed herself following an Ofsted inspection at her primary school. The coroner ruled that it contributed to her death.

This week we ask - what\u2019s the point of Ofsted?

David is joined by the following experts:\nSam Freedman, senior fellow at the Institute for Government\nJohn Jerrim, Professor of Education and Social Statistics, at UCL\nCarole Willis, Chief Executive, National Foundation for Educational Research\nColin Diamond, Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Birmingham

Production team: Nick Holland, Kirsteen Knight and Charlotte McDonald\nProduction Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman\nSound: Hal Haines and Neil Churchill\nEditor: Richard Vadon