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Ofsted 'running away' with report cards design, fear leaders

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Union leaders call for the Department for Education to take charge of report cards.

Ofsted announced its plans to consult on the policy, aided by reference groups, earlier this month .

Labour made the new report cards a key manifesto pledge ahead of this year ’s general election.

But Ofsted is leading on their design and is moving at pace.

ASCL leaders’ union leader Pepe Di’Iasio said it would be the worst case scenario’ if Ofsted presented its final ideas to the sector for consultation in January .

He said implementation in September 2025 gives us a year to do it’s more important to get it right than quickly.

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