Home Quote of the weel;Opinion Quote of the weel;Opinion 8th May 1998, 1:00am Chris Woodhead Share Quote of the weel;Opinion https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-weelopinion Copy Link “It is ridiculous to assume a school is necessarily going to improve because it has been inspected.” Chief inspector Chris Woodhead in response to Liberal Democrat criticism of OFSTED this week Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Or alternatively ... It’s pandered to the angst of an insecure profession - and is partly to blame for it Chris Woodhead • 10th September 2010 Time for blue educational thinking, Mr Gove Chris Woodhead • 15th January 2010 An undercurrent of discontent Chris Woodhead • 5th June 2009 The death of the teaching profession Chris Woodhead • 15th May 2009 Recent Most read Most shared Special schools: DfE considers reforming £10K-per-place system News 25 April 2024 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears News 25 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024 Poor mental health ‘fuelling’ absence crisis, DfE told News 24 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024