Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Deferred
Paragraph: 48
Introduce regular surveys of parents, pupils, and staff to inform inspection risk assessments.
Conclusion
Ofsted should introduce regular surveys of parents, pupils and staff outside the inspection process and use this information as part of its risk assessment to identify schools most or least in need of inspection.
Government Response Summary
The government commits to reviewing its current risk assessment model, but defers the specific recommendation to introduce regular surveys of parents, pupils, and staff to be explored through the 'Big Listen' consultation.
Paragraph Reference:
48
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We will also review our current risk assessment model. We currently use our risk assessment to determine which schools would most benefit from a graded, rather than ungraded, inspection. We do this so that we can focus our efforts on where we can have the greatest impact within the funding constraints in which we operate. We use risk assessment when scheduling inspections of good state-funded schools, in line with Recommendation 8 (in the Committee's report). The majority of recommendations will be explored through our ‘Big Listen’ (Recommendations 1, 3, 5 to 8, 10, 13, 20 to 22 and 24 to 25). We look forward to hearing the sector’s, and the public’s, views on these important matters, and will take action immediately after the Big Listen concludes.