Ofsted has promised key changes to the way it works following the biggest consultation in the organisation’s history.
The Big Listen exercise was launched amid concerns about the regulator’s approach and the impact on settings and staff.
The 12-week consultation, which took place in spring this year, received more than 16,000 responses in total.
It included surveys of professionals, children and young people, parents and carers and Ofsted staff who were asked for their views on Ofsted’s culture, inspection practice, reporting and the impact of inspection.
Changes already announced include the immediate scrapping of single-word inspection judgments for state schools. Ofsted has said it will be introducing a “report card” system for all providers it inspects.
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