Ofsted tries again to get out-of-school powers
from Christian Institute:
Schools inspector Ofsted is seeking to revive controversial plans which could affect church youth groups.
The plans were shelved last year after widespread criticism, but Ofsted now claim they need the powers to tackle unregistered schools.
The education regulator has been accused of misrepresenting their existing capability in order to launch an ‘audacious power grab’.
British values
The Government consulted on plans for the state registration of all ‘out-of-school settings’ in England for under 19-year-olds throughout December 2015.
This would have regulated a vast number of groups which educate children outside of schools, including sports clubs, cookery classes, and holiday Bible clubs.
Many churches in England would have been caught by the plans. It would have taken only one youngster to attend church activities for six hours in a week for registration to become mandatory for that church.
Inspection by Ofsted could then follow to assess whether teaching was compatible with ‘British values’.
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