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Education Secretary urged to delay Ofsted reforms roll out
Julia Waters, sister of Ruth Perry, with other family members speaking in Reading Town Hall at the end of the inquest for the headteacher where senior coroner Heidi Connor concluded an Ofsted inspection "likely contributed" to her death, December 7, 2023
SCHOOL leaders, trade unions and Ruth Perry’s sister Professor Julia Walters have urged Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to delay the rollout of Ofsted’s consultation proposals.
In an open letter published on the last day of the school inspectorate’s consultation today, the coalition of voices from across the education sector argued that the schools inspectorate has demonstrated its failure to address lessons from Ms Perry’s death.
An inquest found that an Ofsted inspection that downgraded the head teacher’s Reading primary school from outstanding to inadequate contributed to her death.
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Meanwhile, independent review finds Ofsted’s initial response to the death of Ruth Perry was ‘defensive and complacent’