Sentence examples for punitive inspection from inspiring English sources

Look at what has happened in schools: nationally administered tests for children as young as seven, an imposed national curriculum – to be played with by politicians at their pleasure – and a punitive inspection regime.

Pollard expressed concern that the new curriculum would be accompanied by a "punitive" inspection regime and tough new tests at 11. Stephen Twigg, Labour's shadow education secretary, said: "The fact that an expert adviser to the government on the national curriculum has called Michael Gove's plans 'fatally flawed' is highly embarrassing.

"Alongside pay and unmanageable workloads, the punitive nature of Ofsted inspections are also contributing factors and need to be addressed".

The announcement, at a news conference in the restaurant Trattoria Zero Otto Nove on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, came a day before the City Council's scheduled hearing on the new program — a session prompted by what Speaker Christine C. Quinn has said is a groundswell of complaints from restaurateurs about inspectors, inspections and punitive fines.

We prefer to look to the model of education in Finland, where there are no inspections, no punitive lesson observations and minimal testing, yet we see consistently high standards, huge levels of teacher satisfaction, minimal social selection and an education sector that is lauded throughout the world.

These changes can be caused by transfers, the recognition of equivalence of degrees earned overseas, dropouts, authorizations for increased places, higher numbers of students benefitting from scholarships and government programmes, or even reductions in places, normally temporarily, as a punitive measure after Ministry of Education inspections.

"We hope that inspections can be less punitive, and place more emphasis on food safety education," Mr. Rigie said.

Mr. Lhota said that inspections had become too punitive and that restaurant owners should be given "a cure period" in which they could fix violations and avoid a fine.