Ofsted has come under pressure after the headteacher took her own life, with a petition calling for an inquiry into the inspection of her school gathering more than 110,000 signatures.
while waiting for a critical Ofsted report that downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate due to"safeguarding" issues.Inspectors gave the school the lowest possible rating despite the fact it was judged as"good" in every category bar leadership and management, where it was rated"inadequate".
Asked by Sophy Ridge whether Ofsted inspections were placing too much stress on teachers, Mr Gove said:"Well, the first thing is obviously when you're talking about circumstances where a clearly public-spirited, talented, passionately committed person has taken their life, you have to have respect for her example and her family.
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