Toxic Ofsted culture costing lives, says former inspector
The Independent|March 22, 2023
Anger at schools watchdog in wake of headteacher’s death
THOMAS KINGSLEY
Toxic Ofsted culture costing lives, says former inspector

A "toxic" culture around Ofsted inspections could lead to more cases like that of the late headteacher Ruth Perry, a former inspector with the schools watchdog has said.

Three unions representing teachers and school leaders have urged Ofsted to pause inspections this week after Ms Perry, who was head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life when awaiting a damning report from the watchdog.

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said it is “important" that people listen to Ms Perry's family, who said the watchdog's report was "deeply harmful" in its "implied focus on one individual".

Former Ofsted inspector Paul Garvey told The Independent that the handling of inspections has become toxic in the last five years and without significant reform, there could be more cases like Ms Perry's. "It's time that Ofsted should be abolished," Mr Garvey told The Independent. "It's just come to the end of its time. It's a toxic organisation, it's costing people's lives." He added that without reform there will be more illness, sadness, headteachers losing their jobs and possibly more cases like Ms Perry.

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