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Hundreds of vulnerable kids languished in inadequate homes costing taxpayers £2m a week

A Mirror investigation found more than £100m of taxpayers’ money could have been spent on places at children’s homes given the lowest possible rating given by Ofsted inspectors last year

Daily Mirror

Inquest to look at Ofsted role in lead up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Ruth Perry’s family said they hope the inquest into her suicide will prevent other avoidable deaths

The Independent UK

Inquest to examine Ofsted’s role in lead-up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Berkshire coroner names schools inspectorate for England as ‘interested persons’ in inquiry

The Guardian - UK

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Ofsted denies that manner of its inspection contributed to Ruth Perry’s death

The headteacher took her own life in January after an Ofsted report downgraded her school’s rating to inadequate

Evening Standard

Revealed: children’s care homes flood into cheapest areas of England, not where most needed

Shocking figures gathered by the Observer show social care provision is dictated by money, not need

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted upgrades school run by headteacher Ruth Perry who took her own life

The headteacher died following a report which downgraded the primary. Her sister said the new rating was a testament to the work of Ms Perry and the staff she led since the initial inspection in November last year

Manchester Evening News

New Ofsted report upgrades headteacher Ruth Perry’s school to ‘good’

Perry took her own life in March after Caversham primary school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate

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School run by headteacher who took her own life after Ofsted report now rated as good

Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, was rated as inadequate in leadership and management earlier this year, but a new inspection found it to be good

Daily Mirror

Ruth Perry’s school upgraded to ‘good’ in new Ofsted inspection report

Ruth Perry took her own life in January after Ofsted rated her school ‘inadequate’

Evening Standard

Ofsted upgrades rating of school where head Ruth Perry took her own life after 'inadequate' report

A previous report had downgraded Ms Perry's school from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'

Wales Online

There are lessons to be learned on nursery schools

Letters: Carolyn Meggitt, Lise Bosher and Sally Cheseldine respond to Labour’s plans for education for the under-fours

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool Council investing to 'get a grip' on children's services

The local authority's department was heavily criticised earlier this year

Liverpool Echo

Ofsted team in Ruth Perry case ‘professional and humane’, says chief inspector

Amada Spielman was speaking at the Festival of Education in Berkshire.

The Independent UK

Labour plans ‘regional improvement teams’ to help struggling schools

The party said the new teams would partner with struggling schools to respond to areas of weakness identified in new ‘report cards’.

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Manchester Evening News

The best schools in Manchester according to Ofsted 'outstanding' ratings

The schools given the highest rating across the city

Bristol Post

Fence around school playing fields could be taken down after row over public access

A row over public access to the playing fields has been going on for years

Manchester Evening News

Manchester primary school slammed as inadequate with curriculum in 'disarray'

The school was last inspected 14 years ago

Nottingham Post

Mapperley's Wells Academy given 'requires improvement' rating in first Ofsted inspection

A report pointed out gaps in learning are not always addressed

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Manchester Evening News

Children with special educational needs to get funding boost in town

There is going to be heavy investment to cater for the demand. Four services are expected to benefit

Manchester Evening News

Agony of parents who are waiting for answers after their baby girl dies at nursery

Genevieve Meehan was described by her family as a 'wonderful, unique and special person' who loved cuddles. An inquest into her death resumed on Wednesday.

Manchester Evening News

School accused of shaming families who couldn't afford trip

The communication was branded 'unacceptable' by a parent

The Conversation

Two in five children in care are placed outside their local authority – here’s why that's a problem

Since June 2022, a series of BBC investigations have made shocking revelations about terrible abuse and malpractice in a number of children’s homes run by the Hesley Group in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Among other things, the reports describe instances of physical assaults and psychological abuse on vulnerable children by staff.

The Guardian - UK

It doesn’t matter if a girl identified as a cat (she didn’t). The issue is how post-truth politics exploits it

We pay a high price for the rows and divisions created by the right and its media allies to distract from their failings, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

This teacher exodus leaves us all poorer

Workload, poor pupil behaviour, the pressure of Ofsted… no wonder people like me are leaving the profession in droves

The Guardian - UK

‘Child identifying as cat’ controversy: from TikTok video to media frenzy

Tory calls for urgent investigation raise eyebrows as Rye college says no pupil identifies ‘as a cat or any other animal’

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