Ofsted will look at “decoupling” safeguarding from judgments, publish reports quicker, and appoint a sector expert to lead an independent inquiry into how it responded to the death of Ruth Perry.
Today Sir Martyn Oliver (pictured), the chief inspector, accepted all of the senior coroner Heidi Connor’s recommendations as he issued a heartfelt apology for the watchdog’s role in the death of the Caversham Primary School headteacher.
Both Ofsted and the Department for Education have published their response to Connor’s prevention of future deaths report (see the full list of changes here).
Oliver “apologised sincerely for the part our inspection of her school played in [Ruth’s] death” and said: “As the new HMCI, I will do everything in my power to help ensure that inspections are carried out with professionalism, courtesy, empathy and respect and with consideration for staff welfare.
