Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 28
28
Deferred
Paragraph: 95
Insufficient and delayed support available for schools following negative inspection judgements.
Conclusion
We have heard that there is not enough support for schools to improve following a negative inspection judgement, and that the support available does not always arrive as quickly as is needed. We recognise that the role of school improvement no longer sits with Ofsted, and that much of this work is now commissioned by Regional Directors and undertaken by multi-academy trusts. However, the evidence we have received suggests that there is a desire for greater support to help schools improve.
Government Response Summary
The government states that providing support for schools to improve following a negative inspection judgement is a matter for the Department for Education (DfE), not Ofsted, and commits to engaging with the DfE on this.
Paragraph Reference:
95
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Many of the recommendations in the Committee’s report fall to the DfE, rather than Ofsted. We will engage with the DfE on inspection grades (Recommendation 14), on ensuring the consequences of inspection are proportionate (Recommendation 16), on support for schools that need to improve (particularly through our monitoring programmes) (Recommendation 18) and on considering new approaches to inspecting safeguarding (Recommendation 26). However, these are matters for the DfE, as is Recommendation 19 on improving the transparency and accountability of the work of the regional directors. ... Nearly all of the other recommendations fall to the DfE (Recommendations 4, 14, 16, 18 to 19, 26 and 28), and we commit to engaging with them on all relevant matters. We note that Recommendation 19 is not a matter for Ofsted.