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Anne Longfield
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‘Ofsted has shown an institutional disinterest in inclusion’
Ofsted’s proposed reforms fall woefully short of the sea change needed when it comes to inclusion, argue Baroness Longfield and Jonny Uttley
General
10 February 2025
Row boat in rough waters with lighthouse
‘Schools are set up to help children in care - so why do so many of these pupils leave through the back door?’
Looked-after children are much more likely to suffer the turmoil of switching schools mid-year, writes the children’s commissioner for England. Teachers worried about the behaviour of some of these students should remember that behind the bravado there is a frightened child
14 April 2017