From the start of the summer term, failing to teach the lessons could put a school's Ofsted rating in jeopardy. Harris Academy Upper Norwood in Croydon gets 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating after banning 'urban slang words' in school. Meanwhile, primary schools in which children are not taught about LGBT+ relationships, and where the headteacher has failed to consult parents over the decision, will be barred from achieving a "good" or "outstanding" rating for leadership. However, there are 42 trusts where more than a third of pupils are in schools … In that context, they say, it is easier to be outstanding. I keep thinking of a student I taught with a rare and severe form of epilepsy. Last term 35% of special schools visited by Ofsted inspectors received an “outstanding” grade. I certainly don’t. Twitter users had originally reacted with fury shortly after the ban came into effect. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Parents of special needs children wonder whether higher grades are the result of lower Ofsted expectations, Last modified on Thu 30 Nov 2017 01.11 GMT. Many special needs teachers say that being ignored by politicians is what has made them so successful. Why is there this dearth of information? Are special needs schools an untrumpeted triumph of our schools sector, or is their success an example of endemic low expectations? New guidance says schools must 'explain the legal rights LGBT+ people have under UK law, and that this and LGBT+ people must be respected', Watch: Donald Trump booed and heckled as he pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, More than 40 Tory backbenchers back rebel bid to force vote on future lockdown measures, Republican senators push back after Donald Trump declines to promise peaceful transfer of power, Number 10 rebukes Ben Wallace for accusing Labour of pursuing 'illegal wars'. While Ofsted writes thematic reports about what it sees in schools – in the last few years there have been reports on hair and beauty teaching, citizenship, and issues of special needs in mainstream schools – I  can find nothing specifically about special schools. Polling by YouGov shows adults in England are generally in favour of relationship education in primary schools, with 55 per cent strongly or slightly in favour. Last term 35% of special schools visited by Ofsted inspectors received an “outstanding” grade. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Today’s new tables break down the Ofsted ratings of trusts' primary and secondary schools. That’s the rose-tinted interpretation – and it’s one I want to believe. Away from the glare of politicians intent on using schools to garner votes, the staff of special schools can quietly focus on what really matters: making their school a welcoming place. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. He added: “This is happy school community which has not only made significant progress over the past two years, but has a very bright and positive future.”, Ofsted’s report declares that “this is an outstanding school” and adds: “Students behave very sensibly around the academy. New guidance, published by the schools watchdog on Thursday, says schools "are at liberty to teach the tenets of any faith on the protected characteristics". Instead of focusing on what the data says an “average” child should achieve, and driving an entire class towards that goal, the smaller class sizes and more relaxed approach to progress in special schools means teachers can respond to the needs of each child, based on individual strengths and weaknesses. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Photograph: Don Tonge/Alamy, ast term 35% of special schools visited by. One answer is more comfortable than the other. So which version of the story is correct? One special needs headteacher I asked said more effort has gone into arranging ways to “throw out” special-needs children from mainstream schools than has gone in to improving the places where they are being flung. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Harris Academy Upper Norwood in Croydon gets 'Outstanding' Ofsted, 'I'm with Harris Academy on banning slang', Academies 'don't perform better than local authority schools', You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. That’s a stunning rate, and yet no one seemed to notice. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. There was not even a line of celebration in Ofsted’s annual report. Mr Colchester and others are bringing a judicial review against the Government's decision to ban parents from withdrawing children from relationship education lessons.

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