NEW: Are DfE right to ditch confidence intervals? DfE are proposing a change to the way they calculate bandings that summarise schools' progress scores. We look at the pros and cons of doing so. vist.ly/4ssyj

In our latest open access Beyond Ofsted paper, Kate Killian argues that school improvement for the most vulnerable schools is incompatible with Ofsted’s culture of fear and deficit model of accountability www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In the fourth open access paper from our Beyond Ofsted Inquiry Graham Calvert asks the question 'what it is about the inspection process that produces toxicity?' @ioe.bsky.social @alicebradbury.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Much chatter about @naht.org.uk news pushing back on Ofsted proposals in the past few days. You may not have seen the damning alternative big consultation report published recently. If Ofsted's survey has similar findings it is clear a major problem is brewing. www.thealternativebiglisten.co.uk

Here's the Ofsted changes timeline to pin on your wall...

@jameseldon.bsky.social Might you drop me an email when you can (if you are still ok to discuss this research project)? Thank you.

@samtwiselton.bsky.social Might you be prepared to contriobute to a Uni of Sheffield research project i nto school accountability? icwiddows.co.uk/school-accou...