The amendment of the handbook follows measures announced by Ofsted in its response to Her Majesty’s Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths report following an inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry’s death.
The inspectorate has added a new section to its handbook to clarify that the inspectorate will consider pausing an inspection when there is a ‘significant’ event involving a member of staff or a child, or ‘significant’ concerns about leaders’ welfare.
It says it will consider events on a case-by-case basis and will be ‘sympathetic to the pressures’ on leaders and staff.
The paragraph on ‘Pausing inspections’ states, ‘There may be occasions when it is difficult or inappropriate for an inspection to continue. For example, there may be a significant event involving a member of staff or a child, or significant concerns about leaders’ welfare. We will consider these on a case-by-case basis, and will be sympathetic to the pressures on leaders and staff.
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