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The Latest Breaking News on Ofsted fuelling ‘football manager culture’ of firing school heads, says report

Ofsted inspections cause teachers stress and aren't backed up by strong evidence – things could be done differently

The school inspectorate in England, Ofsted, has faced criticism recently following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. According to her family, Perry’s death was a “direct result” of the pressure resulting from the Ofsted inspection process which resulted in her school being judged as “inadequate”.

The Conversation

Education Secretary backs Ofsted’s one-word ratings despite outcry from teachers

Gillian Keegan said single-word ratings are ‘clear’ and ‘easy for parents to navigate’.

The Independent UK

'Ofsted must go': Newcastle teacher leads calls for end to inspection regime which inspires 'genuine fear'

Martin Hudson led calls for the abolition of Ofsted at the NASUWT trade union conference

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NASUWT members call for Ofsted abolition to end ‘reign of terror’

Conference accuses inspectorate of ‘mercilessly bullying’ teachers and follows NEU in calling for change

The Guardian - UK

Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, union says

A motion at the NASUWT conference called for the inspection system to be abolished in its ‘current form’ and immediate inspections to be halted

Evening Standard

Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, union says

A motion at the NASUWT conference called for the inspection system to be abolished in its ‘current form’ and immediate inspections to be halted.

The Independent UK

Ofsted inspections do ‘more harm than good’, says former inspector

Dr Martin Hanbury left his role saying the system was totally unfit for purpose and insisting, 'It’s like trying to measure a cloud with a ruler'

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Teachers’ union calls for abolition of Ofsted inspections after death of Ruth Perry

Delegates at National Education Union’s annual conference vote to back union campaign

The Guardian - UK

School leaders should refuse to work as Ofsted inspectors, says union

Delegates at the National Education Union’s conference voted for a campaign to be launched calling for Ofsted to be abolished.

The Independent UK

Teaching union president claims she suffered stroke partly due to Ofsted stress

Teachers facing Ofsted are more likely to come home exhausted, new study finds

Evening Standard

Teachers should not have to fear Ofsted

Before the inspectorate existed local education authority teams used to know their schools intimately

The Guardian - UK

‘Unfit for purpose’: Ofsted could face legal challenge from school leaders

As anger mounts over headteacher’s suicide, group bids for judicial review into inconsistencies of rulings by watchdog

The Guardian - UK

Union threatens legal action after Ofsted fails to pause school inspections

Union NAHT said it has written to Ofsted to demand a suspension of inspections

The Independent UK

Union threatens legal action after Ofsted fails to pause school inspections

NAHT said it has written to Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

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The Guardian - UK

A life’s work destroyed by insensitive Ofsted inspections

Letters: Former headteachers on the personal and professional toll of dealing with inspections

Wales Online

'I went to a dark place after Ofsted report, the system has to change'

"Waiting for our report was horrendous - like sitting with a ticking bomb. It was the most difficult time of my life."

Liverpool Echo

Teachers leaving profession due to 'unreasonable pressures' from Ofsted

Sefton Association of Primary Headteachers have sent a letter to Ofsted calling for changes in how inspectors conduct school visits

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted can be summed up in one word: inadequate

Letters: Prof Colin Richards stands by his 1990s criticism of the schools regulator, Michael Pyke says it was set up to enforce a marketised system, and other readers give their views

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The Independent UK

Ofsted needs to look at inadequate ratings following inspections, Gove says

It comes after Ruth Perry, who was headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report.

Daily Mirror

Deputy head 'had heart attack in school toilets after Ofsted downgraded rating'

An unnamed deputy head at an academy in the north of England is said to have turned a "terrible colour" soon after Ofsted inspectors left before having a heart attack in the toilets

The Guardian - UK

‘My colleague had a heart attack in front of me’: horrific toll of Ofsted inspections

In the wake of Ruth Perry’s suicide, headteachers speak out about the stress and fear that Ofsted visits can cause

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: stress of Ofsted inspections cited as factor in deaths of 10 teachers

Observer investigation uncovers link between school reports and heart attacks, strokes and nervous breakdowns

Daily Mirror

Headteacher killed herself over Ofsted 'inadequate' verdict a day after daughter's 18th

Lucy Woodward has spoken about the suicide of head teacher mum Carol, who took her own life following a damning Ofsted inspection eight years ago like tragic Ruth Perry

The Guardian - UK

Punishing Ofsted regime is driving us out of education, say school leaders

Senior teachers in England blame culture of fear and high stress for damaging their health and careers

The Guardian - UK

The ex-headteacher: school leaders need support, not punitive Ofsted judgments

My colleague describes the buildup to inspection as ‘a form of prolonged torture waiting for public trial and execution’

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