Why headteachers are fighting back against Ofsted inspections – podcast

The death of headteacher Ruth Perry after a devastating report from schools watchdog Ofsted has prompted a growing backlash. Michelle Sheehy, headteacher of Millfield primary school in the West Midlands, explains why

When Ofsted inspectors visited Ruth Perry's primary school in Reading last year, they told her it would be downgraded to the lowest ranking because of gaps they found in the school's safeguarding administration. Perry's death last month has led to an outpouring of anger.

Her sister Julia Waters said her family were in no doubt she had taken her life in January as a direct result" of the pressure put on her by the Ofsted inspection.