Ofsted inspections halted after headteacher Ruth Perry's suicide
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSchool inspections have been halted following the death of a headteacher who killed herself after a negative Ofsted grading.
Ofsted’s new chief inspector has announced that routine inspections will not take place in schools in England at the start of term but will be halted until later in the month to ensure inspectors receive mental health training.
The decision, taken by Sir Martyn Oliver, who started in the new role on New Year's Day, comes after school leaders’ unions called for Ofsted inspections to be suspended to allow time for 'meaningful action to be taken' following the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. EAD MORE: Families are loving mum's easy idea for saving £780 a year READ MORE: Pupils 'don't receive the education they deserve' at failing primary school as it is slammed Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. Mrs Perry killed herself after an Ofsted report downgraded her Caversham Primary School in Reading from its highest rating to its lowest over safeguarding concerns.
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