NASUWT - 'Lets debate the 10% of useless OFSTED inspectors'
Monday, 12 July 2010
12:00 AM
Responding to the comments made by the Chair of Ofsted, Zenna Atkins, that every school will have a useless teacher and that 10% of any workforce is underperforming, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union, said:
"Why is it that everyone thinks that teachers are fair game for kicking around and denigrating?
"Everyone seems to think they have a right to criticise teachers' performance and capability without a shred of evidence to substantiate their claims.
"However, on the basis of Ms Atkins comments there must, therefore, be 10% of Ofsted inspectors who are useless. Let's have a public debate about that."
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