A year after England reformed its school inspection system in response to a head teacher's death, the country's largest school leaders' union is warning that the new framework has made things worse, not better. The National Association of Head Teachers is calling for an immediate suspension of graded Ofsted inspections, arguing that the report card system introduced in November 2025 poses a 'risk to life' for those who lead schools. The tension between institutional accountability and human cost sits at the heart of this dispute — a reminder that the instruments societies design to ensure qual
School leaders' union demands halt to graded Ofsted inspections citing mental health crisis
School leaders report severe mental health impacts including sleep loss, elevated blood pressure, and some teachers reconsidering careers; system introduced following head teacher Ruth Perry's suicide in 2023.