Ofsted reprieve for heads who take over struggling schools
Date published: 17 March 2016
Heads who take over struggling schools are to be given a two and half years reprieve from Ofsted inspections, to enable them to turn things around.
The plans come in a white paper on schools, which signals a shake-up of teacher training and school governance.
Heads who take over failing schools have long complained that they risk their careers by doing so.
It is hoped the reprieve will encourage more of them to work in challenging areas.
The Education Secretary Nicky Morgan also announced an end to the legal obligation for academies to have parents as governors in all schools.
Instead there will be a greater obligation to consult with parents, and those sitting on a governing board would have to pass a skills test.
The white paper sets out new powers for the Department for Education to force all schools in England to become academies, if they do not have a plan to convert by 2022.
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