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Ofsted under fresh fire from a former inspector with the watchdog
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) led by Deputy General Secretary Niamh Sweeney, at Parliament Green, Westminster, before walking to the Department for Education to hand in a petition calling to reform Ofsted

OFSTED school inspections have come under fresh fire this week from a teacher who quit his role with the watchdog.

Dr Martin Hanbury left his role because he felt it could be actively damaging the sector.

His comments come on the back of a vote by the National Education Union (NEU) to abolish school inspections and discourage members from acting as Ofsted inspectors. This idea will also be discussed by the National Association of Head Teachers conference this month.

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