Union sets up its own schools inspectorate as alternative to Ofsted

<IMG alt="A school under the microscope" src="http://pakedu.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wpid-A-school-under-the-micros-010.jpg" width=460 height=276 itemprop="contentUrl representativeOfPage"> One of the main criticisms of the current state-funded inspection regime is that retired out-of-touch heads who have worked in small primary schools, for example, can be picked to inspect large secondary schools. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian<P>A

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