The death of a headteacher in England after her school was downrated by Ofsted, has shone a spotlight on pressure heads are under during school inspections. The National Association of Headteachers, the Association of School and College Leaders and the National Education Union have called for a review of the impact of inspections across the border following the death of Ruth Perry - they also want inspections paused.
The 53 year-old headteacher of Caversham Primary Reading is thought to have taken her own life in January after an Ofsted inspection downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate. Her death has caused a storm of protest about Ofsted’s inspection process from heads and teachers.
Ruth Perry’s family have also called for urgent review of the education watchdog, saying its inspection system is “punitive” and “fatally flawed”.
