At an Ofsted Big Conversation event organised by the sector to discuss concerns with the inspectorate, the quality of staff employed by Tribal Group, a provider commissioned by Ofsted to deliver inspection services, came under fire.
Professionals criticised the company, which inspects settings in the south of England, for failing to adequately train inspection staff on the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
?A delegate at the event, former Ofsted inspector Debbie Alcock, who is now the managing director of Influential Child Care Training, questioned the ability of Tribal staff to pass judgments on settings.
?She said inspectors from Tribal were making judgments of “requires improvement” despite having a lack of knowledge on what settings are expected to achieve.
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