NAHT comment on Ofsted annual report
Today's annual report from Ofsted claims a widening gap between the rate of improvement in secondary and primary schools. It is important to remember that the vast majority of secondary schools are...
Category: Inspections and accountability Campaign
NAHT praise the success of early years providers
Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT said: It is excellent news to see such good work being done by our colleagues in early years provision. Ofsted's latest statistics show...
NAHT comment on Ofsted report into no-notice inspections
Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT said: Ofsted's own analysis of its thirty-five no-notice inspections says that "logistical drawbacks" prevented inspectors from...
NAHT calls for a long term commitment to support schools in Birmingham
School leaders' union NAHT believes that children should be protected from extremism and radicalisation of any kind and that radical ideologies are not the exclusive domain of any one religion, race...
NAHT believes wholesale reform of Ofsted is necessary
Ahead of Ofsted's planned consultation, school leaders' union NAHT believes the time has come to stop tinkering with school inspection and instead transform it to make it fairer and more accountable.
NAHT welcome Sir Michael Tomlinson as Birmingham Schools Commissioner
Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT said It has been over two months since Nicky Morgan made the announcement in the Commons that there would be a new commissioner of schools in Birmingham. We...
Ofsted’s discipline report not evidence of a crisis in the classroom
Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT said: Ofsted is contradicting itself. Reports from its routine inspections say behaviour is good or outstanding in 83 per cent of all schools. That's not yet...
NAHT response to new series of ‘no notice’ Ofsted inspections
Responding to Ofsted's announcement of a wave of no notice inspections, school leaders' union NAHT reiterated its firm opposition this form of inspection.
NAHT reaction to Ofsted report into 16-19 education and training
NAHT is concerned by the findings of this report, which show that changes to the way education and training is provided to this group has not resulted in improved outcomes for school leavers.
Education profession unites to publish school performance tables
The two trade unions representing head teachers (NAHT and ASCL), independent school and academy group United Learning and specialists in raising education standards, PiXL, have today announced a new...