Sir Michael Wilshaw has made his first major speech since taking up post as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector. Perhaps predictably, he used the occasion to talk tough, to change the terms of the debate, and to set out major changes. Why predictably? There are two reasons; first, when a head teacher he secured major improvements in a very short time, and he did not do that by acting slowly; and second, the Secretary of State has made it very clear that the government is committed to massive change to the education system before the next general election, and I'm sure that he and the new HMCI have agreed that change needs to happen rapidly.
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