Keegan: ‘I’d have probably punched Ofsted staff’

Gillian Keegan told the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) that inspectors had been ‘really rude’ Union boss said the remarks made light of violence in schools. Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver said inspectors and school staff alike should act with professionalism, courtesy and respect. Sir Martyn said it was “early days” since starting his role in January. He referred to the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry as a tragedy that should “never happen again” Mrs Perry took her own life while waiting for an Ofsted report and the inquest ruled the inspection had contributed to her death.

Ms Keegan spoke about the rise in children being absent from school. It comes as the ASCL published new data on absences. Almost a third of the 8,411 teachers who responded to a survey have been told that some pupils are not attending because parents are in “disputes with the school.

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