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Ofsted chief 'spitting blood' over attacks on schools watchdog | Ofsted chief 'spitting blood' over attacks on schools watchdog |
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The chief inspector of schools has said he is "spitting blood" over rightwing attacks on Ofsted. | The chief inspector of schools has said he is "spitting blood" over rightwing attacks on Ofsted. |
Sir Michael Wilshaw told the Sunday Times that the education secretary, Michael Gove, risked damaging school standards by undermining his authority and attacking Ofsted's ideology. | Sir Michael Wilshaw told the Sunday Times that the education secretary, Michael Gove, risked damaging school standards by undermining his authority and attacking Ofsted's ideology. |
It comes after reports that a rightwing thinktank, Civitas, has urged the government to create a new body to inspect free schools and academies. | It comes after reports that a rightwing thinktank, Civitas, has urged the government to create a new body to inspect free schools and academies. |
Meanwhile the Policy Exchange thinktank, which Gove set up in 2002, is calling for evidence from schools about whether the school inspection body is "fit for purpose". | Meanwhile the Policy Exchange thinktank, which Gove set up in 2002, is calling for evidence from schools about whether the school inspection body is "fit for purpose". |
Asked if he wanted Gove to call off the attack, Wilshaw said: "Absolutely. It does nothing for his drive or our drive to raise standards in schools. | |
"I am spitting blood over this and I want it to stop. I was never intimidated as a headteacher and I do not intend to be intimidated as a chief inspector." | "I am spitting blood over this and I want it to stop. I was never intimidated as a headteacher and I do not intend to be intimidated as a chief inspector." |
He added that he had received "unjust" criticism from both the left and the right since Gove appointed him to the post in 2011. | He added that he had received "unjust" criticism from both the left and the right since Gove appointed him to the post in 2011. |
He also insisted that Ofsted would not be frightened into softening its inspections on free schools, the government's flagship education policy. | He also insisted that Ofsted would not be frightened into softening its inspections on free schools, the government's flagship education policy. |
Recent inspections on free schools have led to the closure of Discovery new school in West Sussex, while the troubled Al-Madinah school in Derby was labelled inadequate. | |
"If I see things going wrong in an academy chain I will say so," Wilshaw told the newspaper. | "If I see things going wrong in an academy chain I will say so," Wilshaw told the newspaper. |
"If people tied to the free-school movement think I will not do that they have another think coming. | "If people tied to the free-school movement think I will not do that they have another think coming. |
"As long as we exist and have the job of raising standards we will do the job fairly without fear or favour." | "As long as we exist and have the job of raising standards we will do the job fairly without fear or favour." |
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