If parents (voters) can call in inspectors to look at schools, schools should be able to call in inspectors to look at parents. Their lack of professionalism in bringing up children is appalling. Most problems that schools have walk through their doors every day

Bob Chamberlain, Leeds,

Ofsted assessments are so off the mark. Vested interests mean that parents and teachers choose not to look at and/or hide the reality of the situation in many schools and Ofsted falls for it. More of same won't help.

Carlotta, Herefordshire,

It would be ridiculous if any parent with a grudge could call for an inspection on a whim. It might make more sense if GROUPS of parents--perhaps some particular percentage of the school's parents--could call for an inspection. This would give parents a voice in truly extraordinary situations.

D.L. Anderson, Crossett, AR/U.S.A.

If a child is failing at school due to a poor home environment, the parents will call in the inspectors to waste more of the schools time?

Many parents are less well educated than their children and it should be the children calling in the inspectors to look at the home environment first of all.

Graham, Fleet, UK

This is ridiculous and naive in the extreme. In a world where parents often side with their child against a teacher, simply because a child's unhappy with being told what to do, this idea is open to abuse. There are no real consequences to poor behaviour. That is why there are problems in school.

James Cullup, Oxford,

You will have so many inspections that you may as well keep a bed for the inspectors in the store cupboard! I don't think that I have ever heard of anything more ridiculous. Parents are bad enough without threatening to wield an axe every time they don't get their own way.

judy, liverpool, england

Sadly, this is yet another example of an out-of-touch government seeking a headline at the expense of an already declining profession; if the MPs are not accountable for their expenses how can it be justifiable for teachers to be at the mercy of parent-power? RIDICULOUS!

Duncan, Esher, UK

What a joke! Next the parents will be teaching our children! All you'll need is a lettuce in the fridge and you'll be qualified!

Liz, Poole, UK

Schools are accountable to parents / pupils, so therefore parents should have the right to report failing schools / teachers. Far too often parents are not listen to or given the chance to have their concerns heard. Working positively with parents will mean no teacher will need to worry!

Liss, Reading, Berkshire

After 30 years in teaching may I say that allowing parents to "call in the inspectors" would create the ultimate "cream-pie fight" - duck here comes another one! Teachers have better things to do than duck and weave random, emotionally fired attacks.

JG, Melbourne, Australia

Will parents who complain about teachers have their parenting assessed? What happens if parents who disagree with a teacher decide this is an option to get back at them? More pressure on teachers, without giving teachers the tools or support to teach children today. Government = abandoning teachers.

Kieran, Somerset, England

Yet more Labour horrors - any parent or child with a grudge will now have carte blanche to make false or malicious accusations. When will policy makers consider applying a little common sense? This will prompt even more teachers to leave the profession and cause even fewer to train to enter it.

Paula, Colchester,

It sounds like a reciept for disaster to me. Any disgruntled parent [perhaps those who couldn't get their child into the school they preferred] can call for an ofsted inspection? You may find that there is a growing shortage of inspectors, and if my fears are realised, a shortage of teachers too!

S. Barraclough, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire

What a good way to chase away any good teacher from a bad school - who would want to put up with annual inspections when they could go elsewhere?

Stu, Leicester,

Pupils and parents should stop second guessing the professionals and give them their support and show them respect, respectively.

There´s too much of this blaming the teacher because high and mighty parents poduce precious but cretinous offspring.

Please print this, it needs saying.

Charles, Barcelona,

Interesting to see how this will pan out. There will be a day when we have more inspectors than teachers, Labour have lost focus again.

steve tea, manchester, cheshire

Who set up the four year training course and passed the students as competent teachers-the government ofcourse and now they criticise the methods. It is the consciencious and caring teachers who suffer most ,stuck in an impossible system. The same could be said of nurses. Trust them more.

pjw, Storrington, England

Failing state schools must be improved. Parents should have the right to initiate a visit from the Ofsted inspectorate, but what happens in circumstances where the school governors or local authority are not wholly cooperative?

Competent teachers have nothing to fear from this measure.

Des, Edinburgh,

It's about time. However, Ofsted no longer inspects every teacher, so there is no objective measure of performance. All teachers used to be inspected thoroughly and written feedback given to them and the Headteacher. Very good teachers get tarred with the same brush when a school fails.

sk, East Sussex, England

Nothing like beating down the morale of teachers even more. This will turn into a way for parents to get back at a teacher who doesn't bend to their every whim. This is why I'm finding a new career.

Dally, London,