Inspecting for Ofsted: A personal reflection
FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 63 Number 2 (2021)
Inspecting for Ofsted: A personal reflection
Martin McArthur pages 169-173
DOI: 10.3898/forum.2021.63.2.15
Abstract
Since its inception in 1993, Ofsted has been charged with maintaining standards in schools in England. But how has this worked out? A former inspector gives his account of the journey from the inside. His point of view can be summarised from a conversation he had with a senior Ofsted inspector on his first Inspection:
‘You’re still on their side. The side of the teachers.’
‘No. I’m not and I’m not on your side either. (Pointing to the pupils.) I’m on their side’.
To cite this article
Martin McArthur (2021) Inspecting for Ofsted: A personal reflection, FORUM, 63(2), 169-173. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2021.63.2.15