I was beyond angry at what was happening and I was prepared to stand up and make this public. I was furious at what I saw was Ofsted behaving badly, allowing inspectors to behave in high-handed and arrogant ways and make damning judgements. Ofsted had lost its centre and had become patronising and scathing about the early years sector.
I touched a nerve and the sector responded. Overnight colleagues across England set up their own OBCs and they continue to this day. To their credit, the Ofsted management responded and people like Gill Jones and Wendy Ratcliff stepped up and opened up a channel of conversation. Since then, things have improved, and the regional inspectors and relevant colleagues have regularly attended OBCs across the country. However, I have always urged against complacency.
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