Jane Perryman
Panoptic performativity and school inspection regimes: disciplinary mechanisms and life under special measures
Goldsmiths University of London
abstract paper looks ofsted particularly special measures regimes part disciplinary mechanism examines issues school effectiveness theories increasing powers ofsted life special measures links performativity discipline surveillance using metaphor panopticon change teachers accountability traced along rise audit culture teaching increase power ofsted research context case study school period 19992003 time school placed special measures provided opportunity examine effects key government policy issues researched ofsted special measures effects schools teachers paper argues special measures regime example panoptic discipline call panoptic performativity primary research echoed much existing research first hand accounts ofsted inspections also locate special measures regimes context lyotards performativity foucaults normalization school effectiveness literature notes 1 qca formally schools curriculum assessment authority scaa set 1993 education act governments curriculum assessment advisory board 2 tta set 1994 education act oversee system teacher training england wales 3 pseudonym protect identity school respondents 4 actual dates withheld protect anonymity school 5 reference ofsted report suppressed protect anonymity school