Headmaster Michael Wilshaw is featured prominently on TODAY prog (Radio 4)

[chill1243]

He was on the programme today and yesterday.

I gather he is a considerable high-flyer who is due to fron Ofsted in January.

He certainly seemed to impress interviewer sarah Montague....the top female TODAY interviewer.

So when the Ofsted job kicks in I suppose we are going to hear a lot
of this "tough" headmaster.

Will he get on with the teachers?

[Tortu]

He has a pretty impressive reputation, to be honest. I'd like to work for him!

Though I hear rumours that he has done a deal with one of the big educational publishers to pilot something to do with standardising the curriculum. This could be interesting.

[stripeybumpinthenight]

I've worked for him. He's fab.

[chill1243]

Yes, it will be interesting when Wilshaw gets the Ofsted job in january.

I remember Chris Woodhead in the job. He was controversial; but I cant
remember what it was all about.

I understand from the press that Mr Woodhead is very ill now. So we must wish him well.

[chill1243]

UPDATE BBC Radio 5-Live.

Sir Wilshaw was on Victoria Darbyshire phone-in this morning (tuesday)
Victoria put him through a fairly tough interview. Thats her style. To be fair,she is good at it. (Could end up on TODAY or NEWSNIGHT>)

[stripeybumpinthenight]

Yay Gabby! Welcome back