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Amanda Spielman
April 2024
Former Ofsted chief says Ruth Perry inspection was error-free
Amanda Spielman says agency did not get it wrong in school downgrade that contributed to headteacher’s death
December 2023
Unions ask education secretary and Ofsted chief to halt school inspections
NAHT and ASCL call on Gillian Keegan and Amanda Spielman to allow time to address concerns raised by coroner
Ofsted chief ‘should quit now’, says Ruth Perry’s sister as briefing memo is revealed
Family of headteacher who killed herself calls on Amanda Spielman to resign over inadequate response to coroner’s verdict
Ruth Perry ‘amazed’ more heads did not kill themselves, inquest hears
Hearing into death of Caversham primary school head was also told she thought Ofsted inspections were ‘inhumane’
November 2023
School leaders in England feel lockdown ‘broke spell’ of bond with parents
Education experts agree with Ofsted chief that many parents now disregard rules previously taken for granted
Hostility between parents and schools has grown since Covid, says Ofsted head
Annual report on England’s schools highlights absenteeism, disruptive behaviour and parental challenges to rules
The Guardian view on reforming Ofsted: at last, the inspectorate’s failings are being admitted
Editorial:
An overhaul of English school inspections is overdue, but wider understanding of what has gone wrong is needed first
October 2023
Disruptive behaviour in English schools worse since Covid, says outgoing Ofsted head
Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons
July 2023
New Ofsted report upgrades headteacher Ruth Perry’s school to ‘good’
Perry took her own life in January after Caversham primary school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate
June 2023
Former Ofsted chief: school inspections should change after headteacher’s death
The Guardian view on Ofsted: radical change is needed
Scrapping one-word gradings won’t solve heads’ ‘discomfort’, says Ofsted chief
Ofsted school inspection reforms ‘nowhere near enough’
April 2023
Schools deserve better than this Ofsted inspections regime
Sister of Ruth Perry urges headteachers to resist Ofsted ‘culture of fear’
The Guardian view on Ofsted inspections: not fulfilling their purpose
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Ofsted chief admits to ‘culture of fear’ around England’s school inspections
Proposed Ofsted changes ‘totally inadequate’, say family of Ruth Perry
March 2023
‘Deeply sorry’ Ofsted chief rejects call for halt in inspections after head’s death
After Ruth Perry’s family demand urgent review, Amanda Spielman says she is open to debate about grading
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