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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Handwritten notes reveal Ruth Perry’s anguish as coroner concludes Ofsted inspection contributed to suicide

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Heartbreaking notes left by tragic headteacher Ruth Perry have laid bare her devastation after a coroner found a “rude and intimidating” Ofsted inspection contributed to her suicide.

Ms Perry, 53, took her own life months after Caversham Primary School in Reading was downgraded from “outstanding” to “inadequate” after safeguarding concerns were raised during an inspection by the school’s watchdog in November last year.

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