The new chief inspector of Ofsted has halted routine Ofsted inspections in schools until later in January to allow all inspectors to attend mental health training.
Sir Martyn Oliver takes up the role on Tuesday (2 January) and has pledged to launch an inquiry into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
Last month, a coroner ruled that the inspection of Perry’s school had contributed to her death.
The coroner issued a ‘prevention of future deaths notice’ with actions for the body to address urgently. Following this, teaching unions called for all inspections to be suspended in the interim.
