Ofsted Inspections Paused Following Suicide of Headteacher

Ofsted has announced a pause on all school inspections until late January to allow for its staff to receive mental health awareness training following the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry. The organisation’s new boss, Sir Martyn Oliver, called for “more empathy” to be shown by inspectors toward school leaders and teachers following the Coroner’s verdict into the death of Ms. Perry, which found that the inspection process contributed toward her suicide. In an announcement put out to coincide with Sir Martyn’s first day in a planned five-year stint as chief inspector, Ofsted said its new leader will embark on what it called “a Big Listen, with all sectors Ofsted inspects and regulates at the start of his tenure.”...