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The newly—appointed head of 0fsted, sir martyn 0liver, has said it must listen to the criticism it received after the suicide of a head teacher. ruth perry took her own life after an inspection at her school in reading. the coroner at her inquest was highly critical of the regulator's inspection. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. for the children, just another visitor. for parents in england his newjob will matter. sir martin 0liver his newjob will matter. sir martin oliver is the new boss at 0fsted, in charge of all their inspections including schools, many still dealing with t...

Are needed to prevent future deaths. it's a terrible tragedy, and a real shock, when i learned of her death. and i'm determined that we shall learn those lessons, and we shall review our practices, and we shall work with others, and we shall respond fully to the coroner's inquest. do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct? well, i don't think it went far enough, and i'm quite clear on that. there's clearly been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, he's promising to go further, adding to changes ...

Hit teachers in inspection. 0fsted needs to rebuild trust with schools and hid teachers and some of its credibility and that's important because parents rely on 0fsted to make choices about where they send their children. so what do you want to do know you are taking over 0fsted? he's got a tough reputation. recently leading a big group of academy schools. t big group of academy schools. i have experience over the last 28 years. have experience over the last 28 years-— 28 years. schools he has run have high — 28 years. schools he has run have high levels _ 28 years. schools he has run have...

Better mental health training for inspectors, making it easier for schools to complain, and involving more headteachers in inspection. 0fsted needs to rebuild trust with schools and headteachers, and some of its credibility. and that's important, because parents rely on 0fsted to make choices about where they send their children. so what do you want to do now that you're taking over 0fsted? he's got a tough reputation, recently leading a big group of academy schools. my experience over the last 28 years... schools he's run have high levels of suspensions over behaviour. we've gone on to take o...

So, he told me mental—health training for inspectors is a top priority — before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft—play centre in huddersfield, a group of mums meet regularly. most use 0fsted as part of choosing schools. 0fsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of a school, it helps find out problems with a school. my opinion's probably changed... yeah. ..because i think, at the end of the day, the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. ...