Howt He Minister for Gobbledegook (Plus 1,288 Pages of Forms) Made Me Quit Teaching

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Last year, I pressed the self-destruct button on a teaching career in which I had invested 20 years' hard work. The biggest single reason was the Government's obsession with school inspections, four of which I had to endure in 13 miserable months.

So when I read that these are soon to be carried out twice as often sometimes at only a few days' notice I felt more certain than ever that I was absolutely right to get out.

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Howt He Minister for Gobbledegook (Plus 1,288 Pages of Forms) Made Me Quit Teaching

I was director of studies at the Hillsyde Consortium in Lewisham, South-East London. Hillsyde is the single sixth form for 600 pupils across three large comprehensive schools: Forest Hill, Sedgehill and Sydenham, offering 25 A-levels and a dozen vocational qualifications.

The first school to face inspection was Sydenham. The aca...

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