“But it’s also far more than that – it’s a driver of improvement. How dare Gavin Williamson criticise teachers?
Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. The DfE said the schools that have gone the longest without inspection will be Ofsted’s top priority. It was revealed last year that the exemption has led to almost 300 schools going without Ofsted inspection for more than 10 years. The attempt is raising funds for Ollie's Army Battling Against Battens, an organisation campaigning to raise GBP 250,000 to fund a clinical trial aimed at saving the sight of children with CNL2 Batten Disease, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, People enjoying the autumn sunshine as they punt along the River Cam in Cambridge, Early morning light bathes the skyscrapers of the City of London, at the start of a week in which the UK is expected to bask in temperatures of more than 30 degrees, England celebrate after they dismissed Australia's Alex Carey to win the second ODI match of the series at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Protesters outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London, as marches and rallies form across the country calling for a 15% pay rise for NHS workers and an increase in NHS funding, An empty migrant dinghy floats off the beach at St Margaret's Bay after the occupants landed from France in Dover, A view of small boats thought to be used in migrant crossings across the Channel at a storage facility in Dover, Kent, EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, left, arriving from the Eurostar with EU Ambassador to the UK, Portuguese diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida at St Pancras International railway station, London, for the latest round of the negotiations on a free trade deal between the EU and the UK, Dawn over Coquet Island, a small island off Amble on the Northumberland coast, A hovercraft arrives to Southsea, Hampshire from the Isle of Wight, Forensics officers near the scene of multiple reported stabbings in Birmingham, Anti-migrant protesters demonstrate in Dover against immigration and the journeys made by refugees crossing the Channel to Kent, Activists take part in a demonstration against the HS2 hi-speed rail line outside the Department of Transport, Peter Baker, who plays Trigger in the musical version of Only Fools and Horses, sweeps the stage of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, after observing a 15 minute silence to show solidarity with those in the theatre industry that have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kadie Lane, right, 11, and Brooke Howourth, 11, hug on their walk to Marden Bridge Middle School in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, for their first day of term, as schools in England reopen to pupils following the coronavirus lockdown, Extinction Rebellion protesters sitting outside The Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Black Lives Matter protesters march through Notting Hill in London in the first Million People March, A protester reacts as she demonstrates against the lockdown and use of face masks, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, outside Downing Street in London, Caribbean soca dancers display their costumes as they promote the first ever digital Notting Hill Carnival, following the cancellation of the normal Carnival festivities due to the continued spread of the coronavirus disease, in London, Father and son team Chris and Sam Milford from historic building conservation specialists WallWalkers begin restoration work on the spire of Norwich Cathedral, which stands at over 312ft high.
The government has published a consultation today on the removal of the exemption for "outstanding" schools. “The policy of exempting them from the normal inspection cycle was well-intentioned and safeguards were built into the system in the event of there being concerns at a school or college.
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The landmark's Twitter account confirmed only pedestrians and cyclists could use it on Sunday morning, England's Zak Crawley hit 267, joining the exclusive Double Hundred club, on day two of the Third Test match against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Harri Teale gathers lavender during the annual harvest on the Wolds Way Lavender farm near Malton in North Yorkshire, Parents and a student react after checking GCSE results at Ark Academy in London, Tate Modern workers hold a strike outside the gallery in London, to protest the institution's announcement that it would cut more than 300 jobs from its commercial arm, Tate Enterprises, Two rescued brown bear cubs, Mish (left) and Lucy, cool off in a pool after arriving at their new home with the wildlife conservation charity Wildwood Trust in Herne Bay, Kent. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. A spokesman said; "The academies programme is already transforming the life chances of pupils across the country by giving more power and responsibility to education professionals like giving the best schools the freedom to excel further. Local authorities, he said, had “failed to cut the mustard” in terms of improving schools in the 50 years up until the birth of academies.