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School variation compared to others. we have recently started inspecting schools that were judged outstanding many years ago, an exception was put in place for outstanding schools in 2010 so sometimes they went 15 years without an inspection. mas 2010 so sometimes they went 15 years without an inspection.— without an inspection. was that a mistake? l _ without an inspection. was that a mistake? i do _ without an inspection. was that a mistake? i do believe _ without an inspection. was that a mistake? i do believe it - without an inspection. was that a mistake? i do believe it was - without a...

Speaking for the first time since Ruth Perry's death, Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said inspectorate often becomes a 'lightning rod' amid wider discontent

Acknowledged there was a �*culture of fear�* within schools about ofsted inspections. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. ruth perry took her life while waiting for an ofsted report. her school, caversham primary, wasjudged inadequate. inspectors had concerns over systems to keep children safe. today the chief inspector stood by thatjudgment. i think the findings were secure and i think the inspection team worked with the professionalism and sensitivity that i would expect from our inspectors. have you any concerns at all about what happened during that inspection, when her schoo...

Ruth Perry's sister accused the schools watchdog of 'marking its own homework' by pledging reforms which are 'anything but meaningful'.

The schools watchdog refuses to drop one-word ratings despite calls for them to be axed after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life in January while awaiting an Ofsted report that downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate due to "safeguarding" issues.