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Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted

Unions tell government to fix ‘overbearing mess’ of inspection regime and its impact on staff wellbeing – or risk industrial action Tensions between…

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The Guardian reports: Unions tell government to fix ‘overbearing mess’ of inspection regime and its impact on staff wellbeing – or risk industrial action Tensions between England’s headteachers and Ofsted are developing into a crisis after school leadership unions said they had no confidence in the watchdog and would hold strike ballots unless “significant wellbeing issues” caused by Ofsted’s inspections regime were fixed.

This world story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Ofsted, Tensions and England.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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The Guardian
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Ofsted, Tensions, England, Association of School
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World

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