Ofsted asks parents to rate schools [newsletter.co.uk]
- Published: 20 October 2011
Parents are to be asked to rate schools on issues such as homework and bullying, it has been announced.
Ofsted has launched a new website designed to give parents the chance to air their views anonymously on their child's school.
The Parent View online questionnaire asks parents to give opinions on 12 different statements, ranging from "my child is happy at this school" to "my child receives appropriate homework for their age" and "this school deals effectively with bullying". It also asks if parents would recommend their child's school to another parent.
Those completing the questionnaire are asked to say how strongly they agree or disagree with the statements, and visitors will be able to look at the responses for each question for individual schools. But some teaching unions have raised concerns that allowing parents to rate schools anonymously leaves the site open to abuse.
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