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Ex-Ofsted chief calls for overhaul of grading system after Ruth Perry’s death

Sir Michael Wilshaw told Tes magazine that one-word judgments should be replaced with a more ‘nuanced’ report.

The Independent UK

Former Ofsted chief: school inspections should change after headteacher’s death

Sir Michael Wilshaw says he now thinks differently about use of one-word headline grades in England

The Guardian - UK

MPs launch inquiry into school inspections by Ofsted following criticism

The watchdog has faced pressure to reform after headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life when her school was downgraded to the lowest rating.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on Ofsted: radical change is needed

Editorial: Ruth Perry’s death, after her school was downgraded, provoked an outpouring of unhappiness. Proposed reforms don’t go far enough

The Guardian - UK

Sister of tragic head vows to keep fighting Ofsted’s one-word rulings

Ofsted has announced a series of reforms in the wake of a headteacher’s death

Evening Standard

Scrapping one-word gradings won’t solve heads’ ‘discomfort’, says Ofsted chief

Chief inspector says up to government to change system despite outcry over suicide of head whose school was downgraded

The Guardian - UK

Sister of headteacher who killed herself after Ofsted report says watchdog’s reforms aren’t enough

Perry’s family call overhaul ‘a start’ but say changes do not address their one biggest concern

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Ofsted school inspection reforms ‘nowhere near enough’

Sister of Ruth Perry, who killed herself after her primary was downgraded, ‘disappointed’ single-word judgments not removed

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to revamp Ofsted grading system

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson was speaking at the Times Education Summit in London.

The Independent UK

Education Secretary ‘considering urgent actions’ after Ruth Perry death – sister

Professor Julia Waters was speaking after meeting with Gillian Keegan for a second time in recent weeks.

The Independent UK

Campaigns should beware using suicides to bolster arguments for their cause

We must be wary of publicly declaring why people take their own life. It can do harm

The Guardian - UK

Work-related suicides should be investigated by watchdog, unions say

Death of headteacher Ruth Perry prompts calls for employers to have to report when workers take own lives

The Guardian - UK

Call for probe into work-related suicides after headteacher Ruth Perry’s death

Open letter says Ruth Perry’s family believes stress associated with Ofsted inspection led to her suicide

Evening Standard

Call for probe into work-related suicides after headteacher’s death

Open letter says Ruth Perry’s family believes stress associated with Ofsted inspection led to her suicide.

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Daily Mirror

Map shows every 'outstanding' secondary school in England - see how yours ranks

More than 500 schools across England are rated as "outstanding" by the education watchdog, but less than 20 per cent of these were inspected by Ofsted since June 2021

Daily Mirror

Nurseries and childminders back Ofsted shakeup as stressed staff suffer 'sleepless nights'

The watchdog has bit hit by a major backlash after headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life in January whilst awaiting an inspection judgement which downgraded her school

Daily Mirror

Teachers urged to chip in £1 each to crowdfund legal challenge against Ofsted

A group of school leaders are crowdfunding 'to gather evidence of Ofsted’s unfair practices and their devastating impact on schools' in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

The Guardian - UK

Teachers asked to chip in £1 each for legal case against Ofsted

Fair Judgement raises funds for case in response to death of Berkshire primary headteacher Ruth Perry

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The Independent UK

‘Brutal’ Ofsted inspections not fit for purpose, says head teachers’ union

Simon Kidwell said the framework that underpins the inspection process needs to be redesigned.

The Independent UK

School leaders’ union to ask headteachers to stop working as Ofsted inspectors

It comes after a headteacher took her own life while waiting for an inspection report which downgraded her school.

The Guardian - UK

Sister of Ruth Perry urges headteachers to resist Ofsted ‘culture of fear’

Julia Waters criticises ‘fatally destructive’ inspections and calls on school leaders to refuse to cooperate with watchdog

The Independent UK

Ofsted inspectors should ‘hand in badges’ to support Ruth Perry, sister says

Professor Julia Waters called on the Government and watchdog to take ‘urgent meaningful actions’.

The Independent UK

School challenges Ofsted inspection procedures after being rated ‘inadequate’

Queen Emma head teacher Sarah Jarman said the inspection felt like ‘a wrecking ball had come through our school’.

The Independent UK

Government’s refusal to re-enter negotiations ‘shows lack of concern for pupils’

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, will accuse the Government of ‘selling young people down the river’.

Daily Mirror

Schools must ditch Ofsted banners as inspectors should be put 'back in box' say teachers

Relations between schools and the education watchdog have dramatically deteriorated since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school to inadequate

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