A report by the education select committee on the role and performance of Ofsted says a single children’s inspectorate is too big to function effectively and needs greater elements of specialism to give people increased confidence in inspections.
The split would raise confidence that inspections in any setting are carried out by inspectors with relevant training and experience, the report claims.
It also calls for the creation of two new positions within the Department for Education – a "chief education officer" and a "chief children’s care officer".
In addition, it recommends that more school inspectors should be currently serving practitioners and that the DfE states clearly its plans for the direction of Ofsted’s non-schools remit.
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