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Ofsted survey on improving inspections is too complicated | Letter

Frank Coffield advises setting aside plenty of time to answer long-winded questions before the 28 April deadlineAll those with a concern for education in this country have until 28 April to complete the survey that Ofsted has issued about its future model of inspection. If my experience is anything to go by, I advise setting aside acres of time to answer its 64 questions. I answered 43 and then began to lose the will to live, especially as this took me over 90 minutes.Why so long? You need to refer back time and again to the consultation document and the toolkits to answer many of the questions. The survey is all of a piece with the toolkits, being bloated and burdensome. Continue reading...

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