“We are doing this as a sign of solidarity to Ruth, her family, her friends and the community of Caversham Primary,” the school said. No references to OfstedĮlsewhere, Katesgrove Primary School in Reading has told parents that it will “have no further references to Ofsted visible” on its website. It also said that headteachers should ensure that their concerns with the inspection process are documented during visits. In a statement, the Suffolk primary school association suggested that schools insist that no individual staff member is left alone with an Ofsted inspector. The headteacher took her own life in January after learning that her school, Caversham Primary, in Reading, would be downgraded from “Outstanding” to “Inadequate”.

It has recommended that headteachers wear black armbands during future inspections and display a photo of Ms Perry. Teachers could also pray in the presence of inspectors for their school to be “protected” and treated with “compassion”, the association said. Schools have started removing references to Ofsted from their websites in the latest attack on the inspectorate in the wake of the death of Ruth Perry.Ī primary school headteachers’ association in Suffolk has told its members to consider removing Ofsted “logos, banners and quotations” from websites.

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