Two points on Ofsted: not in defence, but to separate fact from fiction.
1. It's a complete myth that inspectors don't have to carry, and show, ID. It's photo ID, and there's a phone number on it inviting anybody who is suspicious of an inspector's bona fides to ring and check.
2. Too many school leaders contribute to the 'culture of fear' instilled by Ofsted by obsessively focusing on preparing for Ofsted. and instilling fear in their teachers, rather than getting on with the day job. In reality, really good schools should relax because they have nothing to fear from inspection.
That may have been true when you worked for them NA, it is not true now. The only ID they show in a school is the standard visitors' pass and they are ordered not to show it to staff.
That is one reason why I didn't know that the man who turned up in my lesson and started behaving like a lunatic was the notorious 'Timmy Savile.' If he'd shown me his pass I'd have known who he was and booted him out.
"Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tell their story Rebecca Thomson reports on claims that the Post Office has failed to recognise a potential IT problem. Published: 11 May 2009"
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That is one reason why I didn't know that the man who turned up in my lesson and started behaving like a lunatic was the notorious 'Timmy Savile.' If he'd shown me his pass I'd have known who he was and booted him out.
"Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tell their story
Rebecca Thomson reports on claims that the Post Office has failed to recognise a potential IT problem.
Published: 11 May 2009"
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240089230/Bankruptcy-prosecution-and-disrupted-livelihoods-Postmasters-tell-their-story
Also:
"Post Offices' Horizon critics join forces to air concerns
5 October 2009"
https://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/post-offices-horizon-critics-join-forces-to-air-concerns/203848.article
"Post Office is urged to act over IT concerns
Sub postmasters complain over accounting system used by Post Office
October 8, 2009"
https://www.accountancyage.com/2009/10/08/post-office-is-urged-to-act-over-it-concerns/