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Ofsted
Victory – but the challenge remains
DATE : 10 July 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
VfJUK is pleased to announce that on 11th June Dame Christine Gilbert was appointed as the new Chair of Ofsted, replacing interim chair Sir Hamid Patel. Dame Christine is a former Chief Inspector and author of the independent learning review for Ofsted, and will take up her new appointment on 1st September 2025. She replaces Sir Hamid Patel, who […]
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VfJUK: Help us stand for Christian faith and values in the UK
DATE : 28 March 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
Please sign our petition: NO to Hamid Patel as Chair of Ofsted Before taking on the role of chief executive of Star Academies, a Muslim faith-based network of 36 schools, Sir Hamid Patel was headteacher of Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School in Blackburn, where he encouraged pupils to recite the Koran at least once a week, […]
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Easter matters
DATE : 25 March 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
Hot on the heels of the announcement of Sir Hamid Patel as interim chairman of Ofsted, comes news that, in the interests of inclusivity, Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh, Hampshire, is this year cancelling its popular Easter Bonnet Parade and Easter service. Never let it be said that the South of England is lagging behind […]
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NO to Hamid Patel as Chair of Ofsted!
DATE : 19 March 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
News came in the press last week of the appointment of an interim chairman for Ofsted, the schools’ regulatory body for England, pending the permanent appointment of a successor to Dame Christine Ryan, who resigned last year following a damning review highly critical of Ofsted’s response to the suicide of Ruth Perry. In announcing the […]
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Our Nation is Corrupt and Weak
DATE : 11 April 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
‘Adult feelings must not be put before children’s needs’. So said Amanda Spielman, former head of Ofsted, recently commenting on the tragic suicide of headmistress Ruth Perry, following Ofsted’s downgrading of her school. VfJUK entirely agrees. So can Ms Spielman please explain why, under her watch, Ofsted prioritised the promotion and normalisation of adult sexual licence and promiscuity […]
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