On 8 January 2023, Ruth Perry, head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, committed suicide while waiting for the publication of a report that downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate.
Perry's family said she had described the previous November's inspection as the worst day of her life. The National Education Union, school leaders' union NAHT and the Association of School and College Leaders called for inspections to be halted, and a petition calling for an enquiry into the inspection received more than 230,000 signatures.
As a reaction to the news of Perry's death, heads at some schools have worn black armbands during inspections or removed references to Ofsted from their websites.
改採報告卡以改善學校評估標準、幫助家長了解學校強項與弱點
教育議題 老師權益 教育改革 壓榨與剝削 應立即生效