·9 min read
The Chairman of Ofsted, David Hoare, tells a conference audience that during dinner party chatter he describes Isle of Wight as "a ghetto" with "inbreeding" and a "mass of crime, drug problems, huge unemployment".
David Hoare
David Hoare is the chair of education watchdog, Ofsted.
During a TeachFirst conference in Leeds during July 2016 he described Isle of Wight as “a ghetto” with “inbreeding” and a “mass of crime, drug problems, huge unemployment”.
In the following week many called for his resignation.
Below are the articles featuring David Hoare.
·1 min read
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·1 min read
In quite a revealing interview this morning, Ofsted's Chief Inspector backed David Hoare in his role - but finally, following the ghetto comments of yesterday, an Ofsted official has acknowledged Isle of Wight education standards are improving. Is Hoare's apology enough to undo the damage?
·1 min read
The Isle of Wight Labour Party calls for an educational task force to be set up to look at the problems with schools on the Isle of Wight following the inaccurate and detrimental comments made by Ofsted chair, David Hoare.
·3 min read
A massive back-peddling from the Chair of Ofsted, David Hoare, as he admits what he said was wrong, replacing his insults with it's a 'wonderful part of the country'. Let's hope this gets as much national attention as the slurs did.
·1 min read
A former war reporter filmed on the Isle of Wight for a C4 News feature about the so-called "poor, white ghetto" with a "mass of crime and drug problems" and inbreeding. You can watch it here.
·1 min read
The Chair of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the latest to condemn the ghetto comments made by David Hoare. Eve Richardson says his comments could be damaging to the vital recruitment drive.
·6 min read
Less than a month after referring to the Isle of Wight as a ghetto with a mass of crime and inbreeding, the chair of Ofsted has resigned from his post.
·2 min read
Ahead of the rumoured visit by the interim head of Ofsted this week, Labour repeat their calls for the creation of a taskforce – featuring education experts, teachers, governors and parents - to carry out a detailed study as to why education attainments lags behind the mainland in many areas.
