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The Latest Breaking News from Ofsted

Ofsted inspectors should ‘hand in badges’ to support Ruth Perry, sister says

Professor Julia Waters called on the Government and watchdog to take ‘urgent meaningful actions’.

The Independent UK

School challenges Ofsted inspection procedures after being rated ‘inadequate’

Queen Emma head teacher Sarah Jarman said the inspection felt like ‘a wrecking ball had come through our school’.

The Independent UK

Government’s refusal to re-enter negotiations ‘shows lack of concern for pupils’

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, will accuse the Government of ‘selling young people down the river’.

The Independent UK

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Schools must ditch Ofsted banners as inspectors should be put 'back in box' say teachers

Relations between schools and the education watchdog have dramatically deteriorated since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school to inadequate

Daily Mirror

Schools should remove Ofsted banners and logos to put watchdog ‘back in its box’

The current inspection model ’causes unacceptable collateral damage’ to school leaders’ health, the president elect of the NAHT union will say.

The Independent UK

Leeds primary school goes from 'Inadequate' to 'Outstanding' Ofsted report

Bramley Park Academy's was described as "exceptional" by inspectors

Leeds Live

North East teachers ask Government to 'pay up' as they go on strike again in ongoing dispute

Members of the National Education Union took to pickets lines across the North East, with messages such as 'pay up' and 'fund our schools'

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Full list of North East schools affected by the teachers' strike on Thursday

Some schools across the region will shut while others will be partially closed as teachers go on strike on April 27 in an ongoing dispute with the Government over pay

Chronicle Live

The Guardian view on Ofsted inspections: not fulfilling their purpose

Editorial: There is little evidence that the current regime helps schools to improve – and plenty of evidence that a better system is needed

The Guardian - UK

Touched by a tragic first world war tale

Brief letters: Shot at dawn | Emergency alerts at evensong | A message to Airstrip One | Ofsted’s ‘inadequate’ | Jack Nicholson in Reds

The Guardian - UK

Morning briefing: Why teachers and campaigners want Ofsted to change its ways

In today’s newsletter: After the death of a headteacher and years of dissatisfaction with inspections, the schools watchdog is under pressure to changes its methods

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted chief admits to ‘culture of fear’ around England’s school inspections

Amanda Spielman says for vast majority of schools ‘it’s a positive and affirming experience’

The Guardian - UK

Teachers' union leader call for urgent talks with Tories to avert next school strikes

The National Education Union said it would meet Education Secretary Gillian Keegan for crunch negotiations on Monday morning - if the Cabinet Minister was willing

Daily Mirror

Ofsted boss says 'no reason to doubt' inspection after teacher took her own life

Amanda Spielman's remarks came after Ms Perry's sister said pausing inspections would be the 'empathetic, human, correct thing to do' while a review takes place

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Ofsted chief defends school inspection before death of headteacher Ruth Perry

'From what I’ve seen, I don’t have any reason to doubt the inspection'

The Independent UK

No ‘reason to doubt’ school inspection after death of headteacher – Ofsted chief

Ruth Perry, who was headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January while waiting for an Ofsted report.

Leeds Live

Every single 'outstanding' school in Leeds according to Ofsted

There are 39 schools in Leeds which are 'outstanding' according to Ofsted

The Guardian - UK

Proposed Ofsted changes ‘totally inadequate’, say family of Ruth Perry

Headteacher’s suicide has led to calls for reform but chief inspector says one-word grades ‘integral’

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Chronicle Live

Ofsted chief inspector refuses to drop 'one-word assessments' for UK schools

It comes amid growing pressure to reform the present grading system - which has been dubbed too simplistic and fails to reflect the complexity of a school and its teaching quality.

The Independent UK

Ofsted chief inspector refuses to drop ‘one-word assessments’ for schools

Amanda Spielman described the gradings, which range from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’, as ‘integral’ to the school system.

The Independent UK

Education Secretary to meet family of headteacher who killed herself

Ruth Perry killed herself in January while awaiting an Ofsted report which downgraded her school.

Manchester Evening News

Children at failing nursery 'didn't always have access to drinking water' during Ofsted visit

Jumping Jacks in Golborne received an 'Inadequate' rating from Ofsted

The Independent UK

Call for urgent measures to prevent ‘appalling’ abuse of disabled children in UK care homes

It follows a review last year which found a culture of abuse and harm at residential care homes for children with complex health needs

The Guardian - UK

Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes

Child safeguarding practice review panel says harm was result of day-to-day failures and oversight

The Independent UK

Call for major overhaul of regulation to prevent abuse of disabled children

The latest report follows a review last year which found a culture of abuse and harm at residential care homes for children with complex health needs.

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