“I welcome the news that Ofsted has reviewed its inspection rating system for education settings and will refrain from issuing single word inspection grades with immediate effect. This is a step in the right direction.
“No two days are the same in the education sector and to define the outcomes of a provision using only one word can be catastrophic, as we’ve seen with the tragic death of primary school teacher Ruth Perry.
“As a charity that has a range of social care services including an independent special school, it’s vital that the inspection system has more clarity, consideration of what impacts a school on a daily basis, and recognises the hard work involved in providing care and education to children all year round for us and mainstream settings.”
