A nursery owner who says she went to a "dark place" over a bad Ofsted report is backing calls for action following the tragic death of a headteacher. Linda Jeho, 46, says she was left emotionally distressed after inspectors told her she would be rated as 'inadequate' following a 2019 visit.
She pulled through but has not been the same since, she says - and now wants real change to take place after the death of Ruth Perry. Ms Perry took her own life while waiting for a critical Ofsted report of her primary school in Reading.
Her family said in a statement, reported by the BBC, that her death "was a direct result of the pressure put on her by the [Ofsted] process". There have been calls to halt inspections since Ms Perry's death.
