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Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Friday, 8 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Schools: Inspections

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections have been paused due to headteacher distress in each of the last 3 years.

Answer

Matters concerning the pausing of school inspections and the consideration of complaints about the conduct of inspectors are for Ofsted, which is a separate non-ministerial department and independent inspectorate.

The department does not collect specific data on correspondence received that refers to the conduct of inspectors.

I have asked His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to the hon. Member, the Member for Harrow West, directly on these matters and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5921
Session
2023-24
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2024-0007
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Inspections Headteachers Mental health Schools Ofsted
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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