Make Ofsted parent view survey mandatory every term
The Issue
School should be a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for every child, but too often the voices of parents and carers go unheard. Concerns about poor leadership, safeguarding, bullying and inadequate support can go unnoticed or unresolved, particularly when the systems responsible for addressing them lack transparency and accountability.
Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are particularly vulnerable to being disadvantaged. Too many families are left fighting for appropriate support, reasonable adjustments and the provision their children are legally entitled to receive. Children experience unmet needs, school anxiety, exclusion and reduced timetables, while parents struggle to get anyone to listen. Their experiences must not be overlooked simply because a school appears successful on paper.
I know how damaging a lack of accountability can be. As a former school employee in Hertfordshire, I raised serious safeguarding concerns through whistleblowing and subsequently experienced bullying and mistreatment by the headteacher I had raised concerns about. During my time at the school, more than 17 members of staff left, raising serious questions about leadership and the wider school environment. My experience has reinforced the importance of having independent ways to raise concerns when internal systems fail.
I am calling on the Department for Education to make Ofsted Parent View surveys mandatory every term in every maintained school in England, requiring schools to distribute them to all parents and carers.
Feedback should cover safeguarding, leadership, behaviour, bullying, children's wellbeing, SEND provision, EHCP support, reasonable adjustments and inclusion. Responses should be available to Ofsted and actively considered during inspections and ongoing monitoring, helping identify patterns of concern before they escalate.
Parents should also be able to provide feedback confidentially, without fear of repercussions, and schools should be expected to demonstrate how they have responded.
Parents and carers see the reality of their children's school experiences every day. Their voices should be central to identifying failures, improving standards and protecting children.
No child should be left behind, no parent should have to fight endlessly to be heard, and no school should be beyond accountability.
Please sign this petition and help make mandatory, termly Ofsted Parent View surveys a reality.
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The Issue
School should be a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for every child, but too often the voices of parents and carers go unheard. Concerns about poor leadership, safeguarding, bullying and inadequate support can go unnoticed or unresolved, particularly when the systems responsible for addressing them lack transparency and accountability.
Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are particularly vulnerable to being disadvantaged. Too many families are left fighting for appropriate support, reasonable adjustments and the provision their children are legally entitled to receive. Children experience unmet needs, school anxiety, exclusion and reduced timetables, while parents struggle to get anyone to listen. Their experiences must not be overlooked simply because a school appears successful on paper.
I know how damaging a lack of accountability can be. As a former school employee in Hertfordshire, I raised serious safeguarding concerns through whistleblowing and subsequently experienced bullying and mistreatment by the headteacher I had raised concerns about. During my time at the school, more than 17 members of staff left, raising serious questions about leadership and the wider school environment. My experience has reinforced the importance of having independent ways to raise concerns when internal systems fail.
I am calling on the Department for Education to make Ofsted Parent View surveys mandatory every term in every maintained school in England, requiring schools to distribute them to all parents and carers.
Feedback should cover safeguarding, leadership, behaviour, bullying, children's wellbeing, SEND provision, EHCP support, reasonable adjustments and inclusion. Responses should be available to Ofsted and actively considered during inspections and ongoing monitoring, helping identify patterns of concern before they escalate.
Parents should also be able to provide feedback confidentially, without fear of repercussions, and schools should be expected to demonstrate how they have responded.
Parents and carers see the reality of their children's school experiences every day. Their voices should be central to identifying failures, improving standards and protecting children.
No child should be left behind, no parent should have to fight endlessly to be heard, and no school should be beyond accountability.
Please sign this petition and help make mandatory, termly Ofsted Parent View surveys a reality.
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Petition created on 8 November 2026