Determining policy alternatives to the White Paper. Headteachers' Roundtable Think Tank

1. Accountability

2. • 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

3. • 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

4. 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

5. 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