A teacher who had to quit the profession with stress has spoken out against the “broken system” - following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry. Emily Hughes left teaching due to a stress-induced breakdown linked to demands including Ofsted inspections.
The 42-year-old worked in five schools over 15 years as a teacher and head of department. But she says the demands of Ofsted, bureaucracy and working from 8am to 9pm and during holidays left her exhausted and unable to cope.
Emily says she even started having actual ''nightmares' about having to teach a Latin class. The intensity of her job increased when she became Head of Maths in September 2012 at a school put into special measures by Ofsted.
