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Catholic School Inspections
St John Wall Catholic School Inspection: Someone Has to Do It
Sometimes there are issues when appointing a Lead Inspector to a school inspection. Briefing meeting Top Inspectorate Person (TiP): ‘I...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 11, 20246 min read
School Ignores the Findings of Their Inspection
(The names of the innocent and gullible have been changed to protect them from ongoing harm and having their cards marked by authorities...
Ted Dunphy
Mar 7, 20247 min read
Cut Off Floating in Space *
Diocesan RE Leaders Meeting: – Inspections: Lessons to Learn Zoom Conference Record of Meeting 29th February 2024. 13.49hr – 16.03hr...
Ted Dunphy
Feb 29, 202410 min read
Inspectors Disappear in Birmingham Archdiocese
Some lead inspectors on the Catholic Schools Inspection team in the Birmingham archdiocese have disappeared. During the academic year...
Ted Dunphy
Jan 13, 20244 min read
Say Who You Are
In addition to Ofsted intrusions, Catholic schools and other religious schools, endure their own peculiar form of inspection. They must...
Ted Dunphy
Jan 13, 20244 min read
You Can Ignore the Archbishop
At least 21 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Birmingham are on record as ignoring the archbishop. That takes some doing. In June...
Ted Dunphy
Jan 5, 20245 min read


The Final Word
Poor Ofsted is in trouble again, amongst other things, for using numbers to articulate intricate and complex judgements about schools...
Ted Dunphy
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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