Ofsted head outraged by attacks The chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw has said he was left spitting blood by attacks on Ofsted from allies of Michael Gove. Two think tanks, one set up by the education secretary himself, are said to be preparing to call for a radical overhaul of the inspection regime. Ofsted chief Sir Michael called on Mr Gove to call off the critics. In an interview with the Sunday Times he said criticism of Ofsteds ideology was nonsensical. I am spitting blood over this and I want it to stop, he said. It does nothing for [Michael Goves] drive or our drive to raise standards in schools. I was never intimidated as a head teacher and I do not intend to be intimidated as a chief inspector. The chief executive of right-wing think tank Civitas said on Friday Ofsted should be scrapped, while Policy Exchange, set up by Mr Gove in 2002, has asked teachers to respond to a paper headed: Is Ofsted fit for purpose? Sir Michael said the think tanks were being informed by people at the Department for Education - and possibly by Mr Goves advisers.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:17:09 +0000
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