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to appeal for information. the new head of the school inspectorate in england, ofsted, says school inspectors are to receive mental health training before routine inspections resume later injanuary. it comes after a coroner warned of further risk to life, after finding an inspection contributed to the death of the primary headteacher ruth perry who took her own life. mrs perry's family have called for more radical root and branch reform. in his first interview the new chief inspector sir martyn oliver said he would listen to criticism. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. hisjob matters for children and parents. the new boss of ofsted will oversee inspections, including schools. schools facing the challenges left by the covid lockdowns. it's a difficultjob ofsted has to do, because ultimately we also have to be about high standards. but i think we can do that in a way which is far more empathetic. an ofsted inspection at this primary contributed to the suicide
yeah. ..because i think, at the end of the day, the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from ofsted, but said ministers should scrap one— or two—word judgements of schools. a single—word judgement can be applied to two schools in very, very different positions — so they don't really work, so we're going to have to modify that. but the government uses those single—word judgements right now to determine whether it should intervene in schools or not. so we would have to find another way, but i'm sure we can do that. ofsted needs to rebuild trust with schools and headteachers, and some of its credibility. and that's important, because parents rely on ofsted. he's got a tough reputation, but some change can only be made by government. branwen jeffreys, bbc news.
of students in england, wales and northern ireland got their gcse resulls today. the proportion getting top grades has fallen from last year but is still higher than before the pandemic. pass rates in england, wales and northern ireland are down for a second year running, with just over 68% of exams marked at grade four — that's a c grade. in wales and northern ireland the drop is slightly smaller. in england, nearly 27% of this year's results were grade seven or above, but regions varied. in london, it was 28.li%. in the north east, 17.6%. almost 400,000 certficates were awarded to students studying btecs and vocational technical qualifications taken in schools and colleges alongside, or as an alternative, to gcses. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. setting up for a celebration, not knowing what to expect. the build—up to these gcses disrupted by covid, then strikes. as they waited for pupils, senior teachers scanned the results.
qualifications taken in schools and colleges alongside, or as an alternative, to gcses. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. setting up for a celebration, not knowing what to expect. the build—up to these gcses disrupted by covid, then strikes. as they waited for pupils, senior teachers scanned the results. he did well. oh, he did. each 16—year—old turning up with their own hopes and fears. yes! i'm feeling amazing. i did not expect these results. i'm overjoyed. leonard is off to college now to study design. in 2019, i got diagnosed with non—hodgkin's lymphoma, so i was off for a whole year of school in year eight, and then i got back to school for my first full week for the pandemic to hit. and recovering from cancer, kieran still got top grades in sciences. smile! stuck for words, really, i'm very emotional.
second chances at college. getting five gcses, including maths and english can make a huge difference to your chances as an aduu difference to your chances as an adult for getting a well—paid job, of earning enough a difficult time. that's why second chances at colleges like this are so important. it's why some this evening are calling for more support for 16—19 —year—olds who have been through the pandemic. but most of all people are calling for action on that gap between them most and least disadvantaged. studio: branwen jeffreys, thank you. the number of people in the uk waiting for a decision on their asylum claims has reached a record high — more than 175,000 people. that's up 44% from last year, as the number of people crossing the channel in small boats increased by a quarter. four in five asylum seekers waited over six months for a decision on their application. thejustice secretary has ordered an independent
an eleven—year—old british girl has been shot dead in north—western france, following a reported dispute between neighbours. the shooting happened in the village of saint—herbot, in brittany. the girl's parents were also hurt, with the father suffering serious injuries. a 71—year—old dutch national has been arrested. the education watchdog, ofsted, has set out a number of changes to school inspections in england in response to criticism surrounding the suicide of a headteacher, ruth perry. they include an overhaul of the complaints system and revisiting some schools judged "inadequate" more quickly. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. the inspection at caversham primary graded it inadequate over keeping children safe. the suicide of the head teacher ruth perry while waiting for that report set off the debate leading to today's changes.
a school is about. ofsted reports are there for parents but they have other consequences. the debate about those is far from over. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. we will speak to julia waters we will speak tojulia waters later in the programme, the sister of ruth perry who was mentioned, and we will also speak to the chief inspector of ofsted about those changes and what they could mean for schools across england, that is in the next hour or so. at least ten people have been killed and more than 20 people left injured following a bus crash in australia. the passengers were returning from a wedding at a winery near greta, on the eastern coast of australia, when their coach overturned. police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. the bus driver has been arrested. three british tourists are missing after a diving boat caught fire off egypt's red sea coastline yesterday morning. 26 people, including 12 britons,
there have been clashes overnight between israeli police and palestinian worshippers at a mosque in occupied eastjerusalem. the police say they conducted a pre—dawn raid to clear al—aqsa mosque after what they called "agitators" armed with fireworks, sticks and stones barricaded themselves inside. in response, palestinian militants fired nine rockets from the gaza strip at israel and israel's military also carried out air strikes. teacher strikes are likely to continue in england until the end of the school year after a third teaching union rejected the government's pay offer. the national association of head teachers, mainly representing primary heads, is now considering balloting members over industrial action. ministers say the offer is fair and reasonable. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. piecing together school budgets isn't easy. most of the money goes on staff. teachers�* pay for next year isn't settled. head teachers are also
that's bbc.co.uk/news — and on the bbc news app. schools across the north of england, and all of scotland will be effected by teachers�* strikes today as unions continue their industrial action over pay. in scotland, the eis union recently rejected a revised 6% pay award, while in england, the neu are disputing a 5% increase. the education secretary in england has said the strikes are unforgiveable after the disruption of covid. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. so we need a tuck, a pipe, a straddle and a seat drop. it's been a bumpy few years for kids. after covid, a wave of teacher strikes. so this sheffield school will be only partly open today. these year sevens will be coming in, but around half the pupils will be asked to stay at home. strike day's dead normal for yourselves. for the head teacher,
has never happened. frances read, bbc news. teachers in england and wales have voted to go on strike. the national education union says its members will walk out for seven days during february and march, as part of a dispute over pay. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. i love that i'm your favourite crayon for grapes and dragons and wizards hats. like many primary headteachers, sarah morris is hands on. now, she faces trying to stay open on strike days. that's the government advice. but with teachers striking over pay, she is worried it's become harder to attract people into teaching. it's the recruitment initially that's quite difficult. i've certainly seen over the years when we advertise a position, the number of applicants is just dwindling. so that's really difficult in terms of what we can offer sort of young recruits into the profession. and then when they're in,