Changes to school inspection regime will be brought in after family of 53-year-old headteacher fought for reform
Ofsted single-word school ratings to be scrapped immediately
It was early this year when Ofsted’s new chief inspector vowed to make changes to its inspection regime, one year after the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
The 53-year-old headteacher of the Caversham primary school in Reading killed herself in January 2023, 54 days after Ofsted inspectors told her they planned to downgrade the school from outstanding to the lowest grade – inadequate.
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