The education secretary has said the government will “take action to offer further support” to school leaders following the death of Ruth Perry.
The headteacher’s family say she took her own life in January before the publication of an inspection report that downgraded Caversham Primary School from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’. They blame pressure from the Ofsted process for her death.
Gillian Keegan today met with Perry’s family for the second time. In a statement following the meeting she said it was “important that we have meaningful conversations about the wellbeing of school leaders, and we will take action to offer further support”.
No further details have yet been provided on what action government will take, though.
