Yet again, I find myself pointing out an excellent post by the Plastic Hippo. Read it, digest it. What’s going on here is exactly the same campaign of misinformation and attrition that went on in the Thatcher years. Chillingly prescient.

Any remaining shred of credibility regarding Ofsted as an impartial, independent and necessary regulatory body has finally been blown away by the chill winds of autumn. The latest words of wisdom to emerge from the inspectorate, laughingly described as “a wide ranging study”, suggests that a quarter of children with Special Educational Needs are not special at all, just the sufferers of poor teaching. You can guess what is coming next. Yup, massi … Read More

via The Plastic Hippo