Jane Perryman
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@JaneEPerryman
Professor at UCL IOE. Interests: policy sociology; teacher retention, policy enactment, school inspection, theorising using Foucault. And singing.
I’ve been away for a bit. We haven’t been having the best time, to be honest. I’ve noticed a few things happening with Ofsted and their supporters recently, and I’ve written about it. Ofsted, of course, are driving on regardless. difficultlessons.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/dri…
In January, I called Ofsted’s chief inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, a liar for misrepresenting the coroner’s findings on Ruth Perry’s death. I’d like to be more conciliatory about his performance at Tuesday’s select committee hearing—but I can’t…
So then, Ofsted unveils its “new” inspection framework today. Two and a half years after Ruth Perry’s death, and what is the result? A monumental failure of leadership from successive Secretaries of State, the DfE and Ofsted. The old framework… with a new coat of paint…
🚨 This will be difficult reading for HMI and Ofsted fans. NEW research 🔬 🗣️ Even when schools are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, headteachers reported high levels of stress, pressure, and a loss of professional autonomy from @Ofstednews inspections bit.ly/4dxJYYr
This is a word cloud generated in response to our @BeyondOfsted survey question 'what do you feel when you know Ofsted is coming' - this is why many described it as 'toxic'. It's time for an immediate pause to routine inspections #ofsted
