Ofsted inspectors should ‘hand in badges’, says sister of late headteacher Ruth Perry

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The sister of late headteacher, Ruth Perry, has insisted Ofsted inspectors should ‘hand over their badges’ in a bid to stop the education watchdog’s “reign of terror”, which led to the Reading teacher taking her own life.

Professor Julia Walters spoke at the National Association of Head Teachers’ (NAHT) annual conference, calling for ‘meaningful’ action against the system.

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