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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Adams in Reading

Inquest to examine Ofsted’s role in lead-up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Parents protesting outside the Department of Education in London earlier this year holding a picture of Ruth Perry.
Parents protesting outside the Department of Education in London earlier this year holding a picture of Ruth Perry. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Ofsted’s role in the events leading up to the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Perry will be examined during an inquest later this year, a coroner has ruled.

Heidi Connor, the senior coroner for Berkshire, named the schools inspectorate for England as “interested persons” as part of her inquiry into the death of the primary school leader, whose family say killed herself after a “devastating” Ofsted inspection.

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