Amy Walker | Schools Week

Ruth Perry: Ofsted and DfE given 56 days to say what action they’ll take

A coroner has published a prevention of future deaths report following the headteacher’s inquest

How Ofsted grades changed under Amanda Spielman: 7 findings

More schools have been judged ‘good’ by Ofsted under Spielman’s tenure, but new analysis questions whether it follows genuine improvement

Ofsted: Inside the emergency inspector training

How the watchdog responded after last week’s critical findings from headteacher Ruth Perry’s inquest

Most headteachers wouldn’t wish the job on others, finds poll

Four in 10 members of the NAHT leaders’ union say they have accessed mental health support in the last year

Record SEND tribunals rise AGAIN, as nearly all parents win appeals

Just two per cent of refusals by councils to provide SEND support were upheld in tribunal decisions last year

Exams: Pupil cheating rises by a fifth, with harsher punishments

The number of pupils caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams continues to rise

Schools sound warning over vaping devices laced with drugs

Concerns follow reports that pupils from at least two schools were rushed to hospital after inhaling vapes laced with THC

Ofsted inspection ‘contributed’ to head Ruth Perry’s death – coroner

An Ofsted inspection contributed to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, a coroner has ruled. At an inquest in Reading this morning, coroner Heidi Connor recorded a verdict of “suicide, contributed to by an Ofsted inspection carried out in November 2022”. She will also issue a regulation 28 report, setting out action that should be […]