A group of headteachers have warned colleagues are leaving the profession due to "unreasonable pressures" from Ofsted inspections.
Members of Sefton Association of Primary Headteachers (SAPH) have penned a letter to Ofsted calling for changes in how the education inspectors conduct visits to schools. The letter follows the tragic death of Ruth Perry - a headteacher who took her own life following the inspection outcome at her school.
Following the death of the 53-year-old mum, her family said we "are in no doubt that Ruth's death was a direct result of the pressure put on her by the process and outcome of an Ofsted inspection". Ms Perry's sister, Professor Julia Waters, claimed the findings were "disproportionate, unfair and, as has tragically been proven, deeply harmful in their (implied) focus on one individual".
