Thursday
Spielman apologises to Ruth Perry’s family for distress of inspection
Ofsted chief reacts to a coroner’s conclusion that an Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
FM accused of ‘destroying’ Scottish education after Pisa decline
Scotland’s Pisa results were ‘not good enough’, Humza Yousaf said today – but he cautioned against dismissing ‘the entirety of Scottish education’ based on them
NEU challenges Keegan over teacher pay ‘delays’
The NEU teachers’ union calls on education secretary Gillian Keegan to urgently issue a remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body
NI leaders demand end of ‘chronic underfunding’
Pupils in Northern Ireland should be entitled to the same level of investment as those in England, Scotland or Wales, say seven key NI education leaders
Weekly round-up: Ruth Perry verdict and trainee shortage
This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees
Ruth Perry inquest verdict must be ‘catalyst for change’, say heads
The inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry’s death concluded that Ofsted ‘likely contributed’ to her taking her own life
Boris Johnson: Schools were ‘terrific Covid reservoirs’
The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was ‘desperate’ to keep schools open in January 2021 but ‘it wasn’t a runner’
DfE rejects MPs’ call for mental health review to tackle absence
There are ‘outstanding questions’ about whether schools have resources to meet demand for mental health and SEND services, says Robin Walker
Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to Ruth Perry’s death
Senior coroner says Ms Perry’s ‘mental health deterioration and death was likely contributed to by the Ofsted inspection’ at the conclusion of inquest
Ruth Perry: Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to her death
The headteacher took her own life after Ofsted downgraded her primary school from its highest rating to its lowest, inquest finds
Revealed: secondary ITT target missed by half
Government data shows the teacher recruitment crisis has ‘plumbed new depths’, heads’ leaders warn
