do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct?d i'm quite clear on that. there's clearly been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, what do you want to do, now that you're taking over 0fsted? so, he told me mental health training for inspectors is a top priority, before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft play centre in huddersfield a group of mums meet regularly. most use 0fsted as part of choosing schools. 0fsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of the school, it helps find out problems with the school. my opinion has probably changed because i think at the end of the day the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from 0fsted, but said ministers should scrap one or two word judgments of schools. a single word judgment can be applied to two schools in very, ve

do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct?nough, and i'm quite clear on that. there's clearly been been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, what do you want to do, now that you're taking over 0fsted? so, he told me mental—health training for inspectors is a top priority — before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft—play centre in huddersfield, a group of mums meet regularly. most use 0fsted as part of choosing schools. 0fsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of a school, it helps find out problems with a school. my opinion's probably changed... yeah. ..because i think, at the end of the day, the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from 0fsted, but said ministers should scrap one— or two—word judgements of schools. a single—word judgement can be applied

do you think the tone of ofsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct?f criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, what do you want to do, now that you're taking over ofsted? so, he told me mental—health training for inspectors is a top priority — before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft—play centre in huddersfield, a group of mums meet regularly. most use ofsted as part of choosing schools. ofsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of a school, it helps find out problems with a school. my opinion's probably changed... yeah. ..because i think, at the end of the day, the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from ofsted, but said ministers should scrap one— or two—word judgements of schools. a single—word judgement can be applied to two schools in very, very different positions — so they don't real

do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct?e's clearly been been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, what do you want to do, now that you're taking over 0fsted? so, he told me mental—health training for inspectors is a top priority — before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft—play centre in huddersfield, a group of mums meet regularly. most use 0fsted as part of choosing schools. 0fsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of a school, it helps find out problems with a school. my opinion's probably changed... yeah. ..because i think, at the end of the day, the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from 0fsted, but said ministers should scrap one— or two—word judgements of schools. a single—word judgement can be applied to two schools in very, very different p

their inquiry was commissioned after the suicide of primary headteacher ruth perry.. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, reports. the head teacher and deputy of a small primary in leeds, both leaving theirjobs because of ofsted. their school went from good to inadequate, and back to good again last year, an experience they told me broke their trust in the system. it was a moment in time that i will neverforget. it was a moment in time when i looked over at my deputy kate and i could see in her eyes, and i'm sure she could see in mine, that this was it, this is actually happening to us. it was a heart sinking moment. it was incredibly difficult, incredibly emotional for me, and incredibly lonely. the impact of having ourselves described as inadequate is... ..was traumatic. and is something that will always be there. and it's one of the main things that has stayed with me from the process. injune last year inspectors visited. they didn't like the record—keeping on children's welfare. everything else was good, but the whole school was labelled inadequate. for staff a

do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct?hat. there's clearly been been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, what do you want to do, now that you're taking over 0fsted? so, he told me mental—health training for inspectors is a top priority — before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft—play centre in huddersfield, a group of mums meet regularly. most use 0fsted as part of choosing schools. 0fsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of a school, it helps find out problems with a school. my opinion's probably changed... yeah _ ..because i think, at the end of the day, the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes. today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from 0fsted, but said ministers should scrap one— or two—word judgements of schools. a single—word judgement can be applied to two schools in very, very d

an inspection at caversham primary school contributed to the suicide of headteacher ruth perry.entary, ruth's sister told us why change was needed. ruth said that that first meeting — she said she felt... it was just absolutely relentless. she couldn't. .. it felt like her head wasn't working properly. she was just in a complete state. she kept repeating this, saying, "i'm devastated, "i'm broken, i'm traumatised." so inspectors have had some mental—health training. schools can raise concerns. a request can be made to pause an inspection. if a head teacher is very distressed, inspectors will leave, and return — the next day, or up to five days later, when support is in place. these changes are driven by the new chief inspector, who says this is just the beginning. parents will be asked for their views later this spring. 0fsted says a tragedy like the death of ruth perry should never happen again. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. now on to the movie industry — all eyes will be on los angeles tomorrow for an announcement that will reverberate in film circles around the world. the oscar

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ruth perry took her own life after an inspection at her school in reading.ditor branwen jeffreys reports. for the children, just another visitor. for parents in england his newjob will matter. sir martin 0liver his newjob will matter. sir martin oliver is the new boss at 0fsted, in charge of all their inspections including schools, many still dealing with the impact of the pandemic.— with the impact of the pandemic. with the impact of the andemic. �*, ., , . pandemic. it's a difficult 'ob 0fsted has i pandemic. it's a difficult 'ob 0fsted has to i pandemic. it's a difficult 'ob 0fsted has to do i pandemic. it's a difficult 'ob 0fsted has to do we �* pandemic. it's a difficult job i 0fsted has to do we ultimately have to be about high standards or the children and say to parents these are the standards being provided but i think we can do that in a way that is far more empathetic. the 0fsted insection far more empathetic. the 0fsted insoection of _ far more empathetic. the 0fsted inspection of this _ far more empathetic. the 0fsted inspection of this primary

as we've been hearing this morning, 0fsted has said sorry for the first time for its part in ruth perry'shat ruth can be remembered as herfamily and friends knew her. if there are lessons that can be learnt so that no head teacher has to go through what ruth went through and no family has to go through what we are still going through and will continue to go through, then that would be a positive outcome. today, 0fsted set out its response to the coroner, promising it will consult parents and teachers on how to inspect safeguarding, publish a policy on pausing inspections when needed. an independent expert will look at what to learn from ruth perry's death. head teachers union said these were all steps in the right direction. caversham primary is now graded good. the government is keeping those single word judgments. ruth perry's family and headteachers want them to be scrapped. but, today, julia said the other steps were encouraging. had these reforms been in place just over a year ago, perhaps my beautiful sister, ruth, might still be with us today. branwenjeffreys joins us now. that was

it follows the suicide of primary school headteach ruth perry. school headteacher ruth perry.ath. our education editor branwen jeffreysjoins me now. there have been a lot of changes at ofsted? , ., , there have been a lot of changes at ofsted? , . , , , ofsted? they have put this in place two thin . s ofsted? they have put this in place two things before _ ofsted? they have put this in place two things before inspections - ofsted? they have put this in place two things before inspections start | two things before inspections start again. one is mental health training for the lead inspectors and the other is the capacity for schools to be able to ask for a pause. if a head teacher or other members of staff become distressed during an inspection to the extent it shouldn't go ahead, the school or the local authority or the inspector can ask for it to be put on hold until the next day or up to five days later. there are more changes on the way. ofsted will review how it look at the issue of how children are kept safe and other issues and parents will be asked for their views in a

um, ruth's perry's family, but by unions as well . um, ruth's sister, well.re encouraging, but she has stressed that the culture of school inspections still needs a radical overhaul. meanwhile, the association of school and college leaders said that whilst these are positive steps in the right direction, they do not address all of the problems i've attempted to talk to staff here attempted to talk to staff here at the school, but they say they've been told by the local authority not to respond and local residents saying that this culture of fear, but of inspections needs to end okay, ray, thanks very much indeed. >> look, if, um, self—harm , um, >> look, if, um, self—harm, um, orjust >> look, if, um, self—harm, um, or just the sort of general despair or anything else, if that's affecting you now or at any time, don't forget you can talk to the samaritans whenever you want. >> and the number is totally free to call. and you can. there would be no judgement or anything at all that you want to say to them. it's 116123. you can call them any time. >> right? shall

an inspection at caversham primary school contributed to the suicide of headteacher ruth perry. ister told us why change was needed. ruth said that that first meeting — she said she felt... it was just absolutely relentless. she couldn't. .. it felt like her head wasn't working properly. she was just in a complete state. she kept repeating this, saying, "i'm devastated, i'm broken, i'm traumatised." so inspectors have had some mental—health training. schools can raise concerns. a request can be made to pause an inspection. if a head teacher is very distressed, inspectors will leave, and return — the next day, or up to five days later, when support is in place. these changes are driven by the new chief inspector, who says this is just the beginning. parents will be asked for their views later this spring. 0fsted says a tragedy like the death of ruth perry should never happen again. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. a post—mortem has revealed that two adults in a family of four found dead in a house in norfolk both died from stab wounds to the neck. detectives have confirmed they're not

ruth perry died waiting for the report, labelling her school inadequate.er has warned changes are needed to prevent future deaths. it's a terrible tragedy, and a real shock, when i learned of her death. and i'm determined that we shall learn those lessons, and we shall review our practices, and we shall work with others, and we shall respond fully to the coroner's inquest. do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct? well, i don't think it went far enough, and i'm quite clear on that. there's clearly been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, he's promising to go further, adding to changes already under way. better mental health training for inspectors, making it easier for schools to complain, and involving more headteachers in inspection. 0fsted needs to rebuild trust with schools and headteachers, and some of its credibility. and that's important, because parents rely on 0fsted to make choices about where they send their children. so what do you want to do n

she took headteacher ruth perry.d from outstanding to inadequate. the coroner said there was an almost complete absence of training for inspectors to look out for signs of distress in school leaders and the new weather warning has been issued with storm isiah set to hit the uk this weekend , it's to hit the uk this weekend, it's only the second time in a season that the storm that a storm with the letter i has been reached. forecasters say wind gusts of up to 80 miles an hour are expected , potentially causing power cuts and damage to buildings. the warnings come into effect from sunday evening . that's the sunday evening. that's the latest from gb news. for more, we're on tv or on digital radio and on your smart speaker, just say play gb news now, though, it's back to tom and . emily it's back to tom and. emily good afternoon britain. >> it's 2:08 and the steel giant tata has confirmed plans to close blast furnaces on its port talbot site in south wales. this could lead to the loss of up to 2500 jobs over the next 1

it comes nearly a year since the death of head teacher ruth perry, who took her own life after an inspections has died at the age of 100. she appeared in dozens of films and plays, in a career spanning more than eight decades, and was best known for playing the suffragette mother, winifred banks in mary poppins. her manager described her death as "the end of the golden age of hollywood." you're live with bbc news. hundreds of people in england and wales have been forced to leave their homes after flooding. john maguire gave us this update from tewkesbury. we maguire gave us this update from tewkesbury-_ tewkesbury. we are in gloucestershire - tewkesbury. we are in gloucestershire in - tewkesbury. we are in - gloucestershire in tewkesbury tewkesbury. we are in _ gloucestershire in tewkesbury right on top of the abbey. you can see floodwaters in the floodplain pretty much as far as the eye can see in all directions. if you remember the large floods back in the summer of 2007. the river levels are not as high now, it is worth saying that they are at their highest level since 2007. that image of

years ago a coroner ruled that an ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of head teacher ruth perryas been ordered into the nhs trust where a man was treated for mental illness before he fatally stabbed three people in nottingham. valdo calocane was given a hospital order for killing barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, as well as ian coates, lastjune. he'd been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. the review is expected to be completed before the end of march. an mp has been suspended from the labour party after a post about holocaust memorial day in which she listed gaza along with other genocides. more details on our website. you're live with bbc news. rishi sunak is to announce plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes across the uk. the idea is to make the products less attractive to children — but manufacturers say that e—cigarettes can help people quit smoking. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the increase in underage vaping has caused increasing concern with recent figures suggesting one in five children have tried it. head teachers have reported that some pupils ha

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it's after the inquest into the death of ruth perry , who took her own of ruth perry, who took her owne after her school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate. ofsteds new boss had delayed inspections to the start of the spring terms new ofsted guidance will allow school visits to be paused if staff show signs of distress . the show signs of distress. the british farmers are today calling on mps to support tougher regulations to protect them from what they're calling unfair treatment by the so—called big six supermarkets. a dozen scarecrows have been placed outside parliament today as mps have been debating debating the reforms to the grocery supply chain . it's after grocery supply chain. it's after 110,000 people signed a petition urging the government to overhaul the grocery supply chain's code of practice. riverford organ , the company, riverford organ, the company, which started the petition , says which started the petition, says scarecrows represent the farmers who claim they'll go out of business in the next 12 months, blaming supermarkets, buying practices as labour ha

education select committee inquiry was commissioned following the suicide of primary headteacher ruth perryd an ofsted inspection had contributed to her death. you're live with bbc news. catherine, princess of wales has left hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. left hospital after undergoing abdominalsurgery. kensington left hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. kensington palace said that she was making good progress at home in windsor. meanwhile, king charles spent a third night at the same hospital in london where he has been receiving treatment for his prostate. he was visited again by queen camilla who made two visits to the london clinic. there's been no update on the king's condition since friday, but the queen said he was doing well following the procedure. following catherine's discharge, our correspondence spoke to me. princess of wales has — correspondence spoke to me. princess of wales has been _ correspondence spoke to me. princess of wales has been discharged - correspondence spoke to me. princess of wales has been discharged from - of wales has been discharged

education select committee inquiry was commissioned following the suicide of primary headteacher ruth perryad contributed to her death. the labour party has suspended an mp after she said the war in gaza should be remembered as genocide on the eve of holocaust remembrance day. kate osamor, who represents edmonton, in london, has apologised for the comment. nine days of industrial action by train drivers in the aslef union are getting under way — starting with an overtime ban. from tomorrow, there will be strikes affecting 12 rail companies on different days over the course of a week. the walk—outs are part of the long—running dispute over pay and conditions. king charles has spent a third died in hospital after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate. greg mckenziejoins us procedure for an enlarged prostate. greg mckenzie joins us from the london clinic where the princess of wales is also being treated following abdominal surgery. good morning. what is the latest you can tell us? ,., ., morning. what is the latest you can tell us? ., , tell us? good morning. yes, the king was admitt

education select committee inquiry was commissioned following the suicide of primary headteacher ruth perryoung children taking up vaping, which the uk government says it is one of the reasons it is one of the reasons it has unveiled plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes across the country. the idea is to make the product less attractive to children. the increase in underage vaping has caused increasing concern with recent figures suggesting that one in five children have tried it. head teachers have reported that some pupils have become addicted to nicotine. in a small number of cases, children have needed hospital treatment. research quoted by the government shows that more than two—thirds of those between 11 and 17 who are vaping are using disposables. the environmental impact, with single—use e—cigarettes adding to waste, is another factor behind the ban announced today. this is the westminster government recognising the health and well—being of children by banning disposable vapes. it also recognises the environment is important to us, and this ban will help stop polluting the envi

. headteacher, ruth perry. >> we'll be bringing you the latest from the inquiry. >> get all your support> i'm sorry i'm losing. i jumped in early. i'm losing my excitement australian excitement over the australian open there's only open now because there's only one. me too , you know, very one. well me too, you know, very disappointing. hopeful. disappointing. i'm so hopeful. emma she knocked disappointing. i'm so hopeful. emryesterday. she knocked disappointing. i'm so hopeful. emryesterday. watford knocked disappointing. i'm so hopeful. emryesterday. watford legend cked out yesterday. watford legend troy deeney been sacked for troy deeney has been sacked for being possibly the man being possibly the worst man manager. the has manager. the world has ever seen, and jordan

ofsted's new boss delayed inspections at the start of time following the inquest into the suicide of ruth perry. she took her own life in perry. she took her own life in january last year after her school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate. new ofsted guidance will allow school visits to be paused if staff show signs of distress . staff show signs of distress. british farmers are calling on mps to support tougher regulations to protect them from what they're calling unfair treatment by so—called big treatment by the so—called big six supermarket sits a dozen scarecrows have been placed outside parliament as mps debate reforms to the grocery supply chain . it's after 110,000 people chain. it's after 110,000 people signed a petition urging the government to overhaul the grocery supplies. code of practice riverford organic. who started that petition? say the scarecrows represent farmers who claim they could go out of business in the next 12 months, blaming supermarkets, buying practices . the families of practices. the families of victims held in captivity by the hamas terror group have

it will be the first time anyone from ruth perry 5 family has met with ofsted since she took her lifewestminster city council made the decision about the dean street store after residents responded in a survey to say the supermarket would be "something they'd really miss". staff at london zoo have begun their annual animal count. the stocktake of everything from giant tortises to every insect they look after is a legal requirement. let's take a look at the tubes now. the metropolitan has severe delays, and the overground is part suspended between surrey quays and clapham junction. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. after clear skies last night, it's quite a chilly start this morning. a bright start with a little bit of sunshine, but gradually that cloud is going to increase. this system coming up from the southwest is also going to bring some heavy rain and some stronger winds. now the met office has a yellow weather warning in place. it's valid for midday for heavy rain, but like i said, it should be a dry start. some bright spells, that cloud increases, though. the rain,

the watchdog must be more supportive after headteacher ruth perry took her own life.t in her death . in her death. >> the leader of south korea's political opposition has been stabbed at a news conference in the southern city of busan. lee jae meng was suddenly attacked by a male assailant while talking to reporters at a construction site of a new airport . police say that airport. police say that luckily, his wound is not life threatening . threatening. >> first week of the new year . >> first week of the new year. let's go to jonathan vautrey . let's go to jonathan vautrey. with the weather forecast . with the weather forecast. >> hello there. very good morning to you. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office . today is set to be a met office. today is set to be a widely wet one across the uk, all due to low pressure that is very in of our very much in charge of our weather. several weather fronts streaming and streaming their way in and that will providing plenty of will be providing plenty of outbreaks rain . this first

um i know that there was a discussion with regard to ofsted and whether the suicide of ruth perry should kind stress and under that kind of stress and scrutiny? and, um , i do think scrutiny? and, um, i do think that it's not unreasonable for ofsted to come into the school as much as it causes stress . um, as much as it causes stress. um, uh , but this stress is, is uh, but this stress is, is beyond the stress of ofsted . beyond the stress of ofsted. it's, it's like nothing you can't imagine it. um, and i don't think it's right that that we should have to undergo that, you know, it's not you know, i feel for my teachers, the 22, 23 years old, you know , why put on years old, you know, why put on the day of the bomb threat that, um , well , we the day of the bomb threat that, um , well, we got this, um, we um, well, we got this, um, we got this, uh , uh, this email, got this, uh, uh, this email, and we called the police , and and we called the police, and then the police came and did a search. um and then this was very early in the morning, and so then the children could come in and we we

. >> this is, um, headmistress ruth perry, who took her own life in november 2022.in berkshire for 13 years, a school that had been rated or very good and was rated good or very good and was suddenly , in an ofsted ruling, suddenly, in an ofsted ruling, a unrwa suddenly, um , branded unrwa suddenly, um, branded inadequate for a very minor safeguarding issue. so there's been a cross—party education select committee report looking into to what's going on here and the problem here is, isabel, it's that ofsted, which is the watchdog , if you like, just by watchdog, if you like, just by haaland. schools are one word rating. so it's inadequate. it's good and this is part of the issue here. and the coroner at ruth's. ah. um, um , inquiry into ruth's. ah. um, um, inquiry into her death, did say that the ofsted report was responsible, partly responsible for her sacking. she had no mental health issues and it was the fact that her school, which was actually a very, very good school, the parents love it, the kids love it. there was no issues. were suddenly branded inadequate.