Proposed Ofsted changes ‘totally inadequate’, say family of Ruth Perry

Headteacher’s suicide has led to calls for reform but chief inspector says one-word grades ‘integral’

The family of a headteacher who killed herself have labelled Ofsted’s proposed changes to its school inspection regime “totally inadequate” and accused it of being deaf to calls for meaningful reform.

Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector, has offered a series of changes including greater support for school leaders undergoing inspections, after the death of Ruth Perry, whose family said killed herself after a critical Ofsted inspection.