Sister of Ruth Perry alongside coalition of education sector representatives, calls for delay to rushed Ofsted reforms

28/04/2025
An open letter is published today, signed by school leaders, national organisations, ex-school inspectors, trade unions and Professor Julia Waters, whose sister Ruth Perry died in 2023. This letter is being sent on the final day of Ofsted’s consultation.
 
 
The coalition of voices from across the education sector and beyond calls on education secretary Bridget Phillipson to delay roll out of Ofsted’s consultation proposals. The coalition argues that Ofsted has demonstrated its failure to address lessons from head teacher Ruth Perry’s death. 
 
There are real concerns that the new proposed system will make inspections even less reliable and will continue to drive excessive pressure, ill-health and stress for the profession. 

The letter asks Bridget Phillipson to delay the proposals drawn from the consultation, in order to ‘take the time needed to get change right’.

Read the letter here