Ofsted has announced changes to school inspections and the way it handles complaints in response to criticism of the way it operates.
The regulator faced a fierce backlash following the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry after her school was downgraded from “outstanding” to “inadequate”.
It announced a package of measures designed to improve the inspection process in England and lift some of the pressures on school staff.
“When we inspect schools, our priority must be children’s education and wellbeing. At the same time, we want to make inspection as positive an experience for school staff as it can be,” says an Ofsted spokesperson.
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