Accountability

• Approx. 8,000 students disappear off secondary school roles from Summer in Y10 to Spring Term in Y11• What is happening to pupil numbers in Y5 and Y6 in

primary schools?• What is the impact in Special Schools/Alternative

Provision & Elective Home Education?

What policy proposals should we make to address these issues?

Inclusive Accountability

• How damaging is accountability in terms of narrowing the primary curriculum? Secondary curriculum? Special school curriculum?• What impact is accountability having on workload?

How can this be mitigated? • What impact is accountability having on teacher

recruitment & retention? How can this be mitigated?

What policy proposals should we make to address these issues?

Perverse Impact of Accountability

Accountability must have a direct positive impact on the standards of education• What should be the future of inspection?• Is the overall impact of Ofsted positive, negative or

neutral?• What can Ofsted realistically inspect in one/two days?

What valid and reliable judgements can it make?• Is inspection of good schools an effective use of public

money? What alternatives exist?

What policy proposals should we make to address these questions?

Effective & Efficient Accountability

Accountability must have a direct positive impact on the standards of education• Is it effective & efficient for Ofsted & RSCs to operate

discrete accountability systems & processes• How should accountability change to recognise a more

autonomous school-led system? Formation of MATs?• What metrics should be used to judge the standards of

education provided by schools/ academies/LAs/MATs?• What else do we need to consider?

What policy proposals should we make to address these questions?

Effective & Efficient Accountability