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It is worth mentioning that the school in the article, Barrowford primary school in the UK, was given a 'Good' (2 on a scale of 1-4) Ofsted report [0] in 2012,
by icc97 9y ago
It is worth mentioning that the school in the article, Barrowford primary school in the UK, was given a 'Good' (2 on a scale of 1-4) Ofsted report [0] in 2012, then in 2015 (just after the 'heartwarming letter' went viral) this dropped to Inadequate (4) and the most recent report in 2016 had them back up at 'Good'.
It's also worth noting that in the 2015 'Inadequate' report, they specify that:
> Standards are improving and are getting closer to those attained nationally by seven- and 11-year-olds as a result of some well-targeted small group teaching, particularly of disadvantaged pupils.
So standards had improved, but they felt the need to lower the report from 'Good' to 'Inadequate'.
It's almost like the Ofsted were punishing them for getting famous.
[0]: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/119166 https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspec...
- tragic 9y agoI wonder how many times the goalposts were arbitrarily moved in that time. I don't doubt that the 'self-esteem' movement is bunkum, but holding up the results of Ofsted inspections as 'The Truth' which shows it to be so is laughable to anyone who's ever met a teacher in this country.
- sideshowb 9y agoAnecdotally I have heard of schools failing Ofsted for allegedly political reasons (ie they are still comprehensives and not on the government's preferred "academy" funding model; an assessment fail can force their hand at getting in line). I would take ofsted ratings for any comp with a pinch of salt.