Overview
- Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver said inspectors were sent to Bristol Brunel Academy after concluding the threshold for an emergency inspection had been met.
- The Cabot Learning Federation said the visit was postponed on police-advised safety grounds due to a planned protest and that a new date had already been arranged.
- The Bristol branch of the National Education Union and the Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign publicly hailed the cancellation and said politicians backing Israel’s actions were not welcome in schools.
- Sir Keir Starmer called the case very serious at Prime Minister’s Questions, and Cabinet minister Steve Reed said those responsible would be held to account.
- CLF said it launched an investigation into staff social‑media posts reported by The Times and commissioned an external review to strengthen training on discrimination.