The Latest Breaking News from Ofsted

Relations between schools and the education watchdog have dramatically deteriorated since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school to inadequate

Bramley Park Academy's was described as "exceptional" by inspectors

Members of the National Education Union took to pickets lines across the North East, with messages such as 'pay up' and 'fund our schools'

Some schools across the region will shut while others will be partially closed as teachers go on strike on April 27 in an ongoing dispute with the Government over pay

Editorial: There is little evidence that the current regime helps schools to improve – and plenty of evidence that a better system is needed

Brief letters: Shot at dawn | Emergency alerts at evensong | A message to Airstrip One | Ofsted’s ‘inadequate’ | Jack Nicholson in Reds

In today’s newsletter: After the death of a headteacher and years of dissatisfaction with inspections, the schools watchdog is under pressure to changes its methods

Amanda Spielman says for vast majority of schools ‘it’s a positive and affirming experience’

The National Education Union said it would meet Education Secretary Gillian Keegan for crunch negotiations on Monday morning - if the Cabinet Minister was willing

Amanda Spielman's remarks came after Ms Perry's sister said pausing inspections would be the 'empathetic, human, correct thing to do' while a review takes place

'From what I’ve seen, I don’t have any reason to doubt the inspection'