The union is also delivering hundreds of handwritten messages from teachers and school leaders calling for the ‘toxic’ inspectorate to be replaced with a new system that is ‘supportive, effective and fair’.
In one note, a member said, ‘[Ofsted] created so much unnecessary anxiety and work. [It] drives teachers away from the profession, creating a deficit where we should have decades of experience and expertise.’
Another wrote, ‘Instead of nurturing and inspiring our pupils, we are forced to work within a toxic environment... Teachers are leaving the profession in droves.’
It comes after the NEU launched a petition calling for Ofsted to be replaced last month. The petition which urges the Government to establish a commission to develop a new system of support, reliable school inspection, has received more than 32,000 signatures.
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