The new inspection framework, launched last September, focuses on the breadth of education on offer rather than exam results BEN BIRCHALL/PAOfsted has hit back at criticism that its new inspection framework favours middle-class children, saying it is poorer children who suffer most when schools narrow the curriculum to get better exam results. In a stinging rebuke to her detractors, Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector, said exam results were “hollow if they don’t reflect a proper education underneath”. The new inspection framework, launched last September, focuses on the breadth of education on offer rather than exam results. Leaders of two powerful academy chains said their pupils benefit from a three-year GCSE course, rather than the usual two, even if they have to drop some subjects at the age of 13. The two trusts, the Harris Federation and Outwood Grange Academies Trust, specialise in taking on and…

Source: The Times January 21, 2020 12:00 UTC