There has to be accountability on some form - no educator denies this. However, high stakes accountability in its current form needs removing.
Ofsted is no longer fit for purpose.
The spurious way that Ofsted has destroyed careers, even taken lives, created enormous fear and completely ruined morale for thousands of schools and teachers (though we accept not all) across the country for years is now in need of change.
40% of teachers leave the profession in the first 5 years, morale is at its lowest ever, stress and well-being issues at their highest ever - and this is just the ones that are reported.
There is no issue with accountability - it just needs to be done supportively, collaboratively and with people who do the job day in, day out. A team of staff from local schools, coordinated by an independent person (possibly even from Ofsted?) conduct the inspection to support, give guidance and offer support afterwards. This could be supplemented by collaborative working and peer reviews and assessment amongst local clusters or other partnerships, with the ongoing work providing much clearer reflections of how well an establishment is doing, as well as the next steps that are needed and how they will be supported and monitored.
There is no one word judgement. There is no set “Framework”. There is trust and belief that all schools are good and always aiming to develop and improve their teaching and learning for the benefit of the students.