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| 'Outstanding' schools to be re-examined | 'Outstanding' schools to be re-examined |
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| By Angela Harrison BBC News correspondent | By Angela Harrison BBC News correspondent |
| A quarter of schools rated "outstanding" are to be re-examined because their teaching did not reach the highest standard, says the new chief inspector of schools in England. | A quarter of schools rated "outstanding" are to be re-examined because their teaching did not reach the highest standard, says the new chief inspector of schools in England. |
| Schools will only be "outstanding" if their teaching is, Sir Michael Wilshaw confirmed. | Schools will only be "outstanding" if their teaching is, Sir Michael Wilshaw confirmed. |
| In his first major speech he said "we have tolerated mediocrity for too long" and radical improvements were needed. | In his first major speech he said "we have tolerated mediocrity for too long" and radical improvements were needed. |
| Teaching unions have accused him of "trashing the school system". | Teaching unions have accused him of "trashing the school system". |
| A new framework for Ofsted inspections came in last month which ended regular inspections for outstanding schools. | |
| Sir Michael has formally set out other changes he plans to make - including "no-notice" inspections in a consultation paper. | |
| At the moment, most schools get a few days' notice inspectors are coming, but that is due to change from the autumn. | At the moment, most schools get a few days' notice inspectors are coming, but that is due to change from the autumn. |
| The new framework also slimmed down the areas on which schools are measured from 27 to four categories. | The new framework also slimmed down the areas on which schools are measured from 27 to four categories. |
| Another change proposed is the scrapping of the "satisfactory" label - which will be replaced with "requires improvement". | Another change proposed is the scrapping of the "satisfactory" label - which will be replaced with "requires improvement". |
| Schools 'coasting' | Schools 'coasting' |
| Sir Michael told BBC Radio 4's Today programme "satisfactory" was no longer good enough. | Sir Michael told BBC Radio 4's Today programme "satisfactory" was no longer good enough. |
| "All parents want their children to go to good schools," he said. | "All parents want their children to go to good schools," he said. |
| "If a school is not good it will be placed in a category requiring improvement. If it does not improve, it will end up in special measures." | "If a school is not good it will be placed in a category requiring improvement. If it does not improve, it will end up in special measures." |
| He said 6,000 schools were currently designated as "satisfactory" and he said too many of these schools were "coasting". | He said 6,000 schools were currently designated as "satisfactory" and he said too many of these schools were "coasting". |
| Last September the Education Secretary Michael Gove said it was a "worry" to him that "so many schools" were judged as outstanding when they had not achieved an outstanding rating in teaching and learning. | Last September the Education Secretary Michael Gove said it was a "worry" to him that "so many schools" were judged as outstanding when they had not achieved an outstanding rating in teaching and learning. |
| Sir Michael has told the BBC the new inspection framework will "focus on what really matters - the quality of teaching". | Sir Michael has told the BBC the new inspection framework will "focus on what really matters - the quality of teaching". |
| "I don't see how you achieve outstanding status unless the quality of teaching is also outstanding," he said. | "I don't see how you achieve outstanding status unless the quality of teaching is also outstanding," he said. |
| He said he wanted all schools to be good schools and none to be classed as "satisfactory or below". | He said he wanted all schools to be good schools and none to be classed as "satisfactory or below". |
| "This is about a step change. We want to make sure we move things further forward for this nation and that the gap between best and worst and richest and poorest closes. These have not closed as much as they should have." | "This is about a step change. We want to make sure we move things further forward for this nation and that the gap between best and worst and richest and poorest closes. These have not closed as much as they should have." |
| Chris Keates, the general secretary of the NASUWT, said Sir Michael's comments called in to question "every Ofsted judgement which has ever been made on any school". | Chris Keates, the general secretary of the NASUWT, said Sir Michael's comments called in to question "every Ofsted judgement which has ever been made on any school". |
| "He is trashing the school system, trashing the reputation of Ofsted and removing anything that parents can rely on by which to judge a school. | "He is trashing the school system, trashing the reputation of Ofsted and removing anything that parents can rely on by which to judge a school. |
| "This is puerile game playing at expense of schools, their teachers and pupils. | "This is puerile game playing at expense of schools, their teachers and pupils. |
| "The secretary of state's strategy of letting outstanding schools automatically become academies is now in tatters." | "The secretary of state's strategy of letting outstanding schools automatically become academies is now in tatters." |
| Clare Bradford, head teacher at Henbury School, a comprehensive in Bristol, is disappointed her school was recently only rated satisfactory by Ofsted, despite dramatic improvement. | Clare Bradford, head teacher at Henbury School, a comprehensive in Bristol, is disappointed her school was recently only rated satisfactory by Ofsted, despite dramatic improvement. |
| She told Today: "I completely agree with Sir Michael that every school should have aspirations to be at least good or outstanding but it's very difficult for schools, particularly in challenging circumstances". | She told Today: "I completely agree with Sir Michael that every school should have aspirations to be at least good or outstanding but it's very difficult for schools, particularly in challenging circumstances". |
| She said her school had seen the number of children with A* to C grades rise from 13% to 46% - and it was "quite galling" to be rated only as satisfactory. | She said her school had seen the number of children with A* to C grades rise from 13% to 46% - and it was "quite galling" to be rated only as satisfactory. |
| Sir Michael responded by pointing out there were currently 700 schools "in challenging circumstances" which were graded as "outstanding". | Sir Michael responded by pointing out there were currently 700 schools "in challenging circumstances" which were graded as "outstanding". |