Little strikes as much fear into the minds of new teachers as the prospect of an Ofsted inspection.
“Even if the reality is not as bad as the prospect, it is something we have come into teaching worrying about and being wary of,” said Rachel Turner, who is in her second year of teaching English in a large inner city school in the Midlands.
“Anyone who reads the teaching press or looks at social media knows what this involves and the trepidation it brings to the profession.”
That trepidation may be somewhat greater now that the notice period for inspections has been cut drastically. Since September, under the revised framework, schools are notified on the afternoon the day before inspectors are due to arrive.
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