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From next year, schools will be able to contact Ofsted the day after an inspection if they are unhappy – plus other changes announced by the inspectorate

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This week’s essential education news includes an inquiry calling for Ofsted to stop inspecting schools and research showing a growing difference in pay for secondary heads

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says the current grading system is ‘entirely in line’ with the models used by other public sector inspectorates

Amanda Spielman’s final report as the watchdog’s chief inspector contains warnings about the legacy of Covid and the impact of staff shortages on schools

A fracturing of the social contract has led to persistent absence and poorer pupil behaviour, Ofsted’s 2022-23 annual report has warned

A school leaders’ union report also says 4 in 5 members lack confidence in the inspectorate

Watchdog’s director of education says the planned changes will allow complaints to get to the independent adjudicator more quickly

An Institute for Public Policy Research report calls for MAT-level inspections, an end to inspection grades and a new DfE approach to school improvement

Beyond Ofsted inquiry also calls for immediate pause to routine inspections to allow the watchdog to ‘regain trust’

The watchdog says it is right to expect schools to be doing all they can on attendance but acknowledges there are factors beyond their control

Labour’s proposal of an annual safeguarding check for schools separated from regular Ofsted inspection needs cautious consideration, argues Steve Rollett