The county’s education chief has lambasted the newly-elected Labour government for “banning” parents from seeing overall Ofsted single word ratings. Cllr Rory Love, the Kent County Council (KCC) education cabinet member, said the move away from grades such as Good or Outstanding will damage parents’ ability to choose schools for their children. The Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson announced on September 2 her intention to bring in a School Report Card scheme, claiming the present system is not fair or accurate. Set against the latest figures, which indicate that primary, sec…
