Michael Gove has signalled a u-turn over plans for schools to face unannounced inspections, amid an outcry from head teachers. The Education Secretary appeared to offer an olive branch to school leaders as he suggested that Ofsted's proposals for no-notice visits could be dropped.
Addressing the National Association of Head Teachers annual conference in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Mr Gove said there was a fear that Ofsted has become "an arm of the Spanish Inquisition" storming in to deal with problems.
He told delegates there was a concern that "people fear it (no-notice inspection) sends a message that we don't trust the profession, that Ofsted has...to be ready to storm in without any notice in order to deal with something that has gone drastically wrong".
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