A need for a culture shift and systemic change within Ofsted – this is what setting owner Lucy Lewin is advocating for after her recent Ofsted inspection. Lucy believes that Ofsted is too focused on protecting its system’s integrity, rather than focusing on improvement and raising quality.

Read Lucy’s article here:

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/the-case-for-systemic-change-in-ofsteds-approach/

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If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like:

Dr Sue Allingham’s article and episode critiquing Ofsted being the sole arbiter of quality –

- https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/ofsted-sole-arbiter-of-quality/

Adam Marycz discussing the toxic and divisive rhetoric between Ofsted and the DfE and the early years sector, and how we can make a change by working together –

- https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/collaboration-between-us-the-dfe-and-ofsted-is-the-only-way-forward/

- https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/ofsteds-and-the-dfes-voices-must-be-heard-whether-we-like-them-or-not/

Eva Kyriacou Anastasi providing an honest and raw reflection of the realistic wellbeing struggles that educators face across the teaching profession –

- https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/teacher-burnout/

Episode break down:

00:00 – What has made you lose your trust in Ofsted? 05:37 – Inspection day 08:28 – The word ‘inadequate’ 10:57 – Addressing wellbeing 11:55 – Is Ofsted’s remit improvement? 13:00 – The complaints process 16:05 – The need for a culture change 18:30 – Addressing inspectors’ own bias’s 24:00 – Changing the inspection framework 25:00 – How can things change? 28:00 – The ecosystem around the child 29:00 – Transactional to transformational 31:00 – Top down inspection process 32:00 – Making Ofsted a force for good 34:00 – Where do you go as a leader? 38:45 – Freedom of information 48:00 – From ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ – but nothing changed 53:00 – The removal of one word judgements 54:50 – What would I like to see change? 01:00:45 – A message for policy makers 01:04:02 – What is the system we need? 01:05:00 – Is Ofsted upholding British values? 01:07:00 – Educator and parent voice during inspections 01:21:24 – Ofsted needs to listen to the sector

For more episodes and articles visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com

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The case for systemic change in Ofsted’s approach