Former Ofsted inspector wins unfair dismissal case after being sacked for brushing water off a child’s head

Inspector should never have been sacked and Ofsted shouldn’t have wasted public money pursuing him through the courts

Violence in schools is no laughing matter

Education secretary is wrong to make light of aggression

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UNISON writes to civil service boss for clarity over pay offer

General secretary expresses disappointment that the union was not told of a proposed one-off, unconsolidated payment and calls for a pay meeting

UNISON welcomes the decision by Ofsted to bring back early years inspection.

UNISON, the union that represents early years inspectors, has welcomed Ofsted’s decision today (Tuesday) to bring the service back in house from April 2017. Early years inspection was previously contracted to two independent service providers (Tribal and Prospects) that ran the service from 2010. UNISON has been campaigning for the service to be returned to […]