Ofsted Chief Calls for State School Standards to be Enshrined in Law
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted chief inspector, has urged for state school standards to be established in law to prevent the watchdog from making frequent changes to its assessment criteria.
Oliver said he would like "state school standards enshrined in law" by the Department for Education (DfE) to prevent Ofsted from "tinkering" with what it assesses.
He expressed this sentiment while addressing hundreds of academy trust leaders at the Confederation of School Trusts' annual conference in Birmingham, highlighting the need for stability in the assessment framework.
The proposed standards would provide clarity on what schools are expected to achieve, but the specifics of what these standards would cover and how they would differ from existing statutory guidance are yet to be defined.
Author's summary: Ofsted chief seeks legislative standards.
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