Unions call on gov to scrap inspection reform timetable
The general secretaries of NEU, NASUWT, ASCL and NAHT have written to state secretary Bridget Phillipson asking her to delay the introduction of revised inspection arrangements

The Department for Education (DfE) must scrap plans to introduce its new school inspection arrangements in November and delay its implementation until the start of the 2026/27 academic year, unions have warned the government.