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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill

Teachers blast Ofsted's 'toxic inspections' after headteacher took her own life while waiting for report

Teachers in Manchester have criticised what they claim is a 'broken' Ofsted system following the death of a headteacher.

The tragic circumstances surrounding Ruth Perry's death have made headlines around the world. Her family said an inspection at her school - Caversham Primary School in Reading - had turned her into 'an absolute shadow of herself'.

Sister Professor Julia Waters said inspectors claimed a boy doing a 'floss' dance move, from the video game Fortnite, was evidence of the sexualisation of children at the school and that the 53-year-old took her own life waiting for a negative Ofsted report.

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