A good head would never be loved by his

or her staff, he added: “If anyone says to

you that ‘staff morale is at an all-time low’

 you know you are doing something right.”

The thoughtful words of Sir Michael

Wilshaw the new head of OFSTED.

Outstanding, wouldn’t you say?

Is the new chief inspector of schools just an instrument of government?

Michael Wilshaw, the new Ofsted chief, comes with a reputation as a ‘heroic’ head, but is he now just an instrument of government, unsympathetic to schools more challenging than his?

Fran Abrams – Guardian 23/01/12