Ofsted: Ex-schools minister to chair NEU-funded inquiry
Former schools minister Lord Knight will chair an inquiry into the future of Ofsted set up by the National Education Union
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Former schools minister Lord Knight will chair an inquiry into the future of Ofsted set up by the National Education Union
On behalf of the family, Ruth Perry’s sister, Julia Waters, said Ruth’s death was the “direct result” of the “deeply harmful” inspection and was in “a direct result of the pressure put on her by the process and outcome” of the inspection.
Andy Webster, headteacher of Park View School in Tottenham, north London, accused 'toxic' inspection teams of placing 'awful pressure' on schools in a series of tweets.
In the wake of Ruth Perry’s suicide, headteachers speak out about the stress and fear that Ofsted visits can cause
Stress from Ofsted inspections has been cited as a factor in the inquests of ten teachers over the last 25 years, it has been revealed.