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| Helen Mann inquest: Head teacher 'worried over Ofsted review' | Helen Mann inquest: Head teacher 'worried over Ofsted review' |
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| A head teacher found dead at her school was concerned it would lose its top Ofsted rating, an inquest has heard. | A head teacher found dead at her school was concerned it would lose its top Ofsted rating, an inquest has heard. |
| Helen Mann, 43, was found hanged at Sytchampton Endowed First School, near Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, in November. | Helen Mann, 43, was found hanged at Sytchampton Endowed First School, near Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, in November. |
| Mrs Mann had been head of the school for less than six months when she died. | Mrs Mann had been head of the school for less than six months when she died. |
| The inquest was told Mrs Mann was appointed after the school had been without a permanent head teacher for five terms. | The inquest was told Mrs Mann was appointed after the school had been without a permanent head teacher for five terms. |
| Dr Stephanie Galt, chair of the school's board of Governors, told the inquest Mrs Mann was "very concerned" about when the next Ofsted review would be. | Dr Stephanie Galt, chair of the school's board of Governors, told the inquest Mrs Mann was "very concerned" about when the next Ofsted review would be. |
| 'Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed' | 'Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed' |
| Dr Galt said: "The school had been classified as 'outstanding' in its previous inspection and she was concerned that it wouldn't be classified as 'outstanding' if they were to come in soon. | Dr Galt said: "The school had been classified as 'outstanding' in its previous inspection and she was concerned that it wouldn't be classified as 'outstanding' if they were to come in soon. |
| "That had been mentioned in at least one governors' meeting and we all said that we understood this would be the case but not through any fault of her." | |
| The inquest heard the Local Education Authority had undertaken its own assessment and had revealed in May last year the school was unlikely to maintain its top Ofsted rating. | The inquest heard the Local Education Authority had undertaken its own assessment and had revealed in May last year the school was unlikely to maintain its top Ofsted rating. |
| Dr Galt described Mrs Mann as "positive" when she joined the school. | Dr Galt described Mrs Mann as "positive" when she joined the school. |
| "A fellow governor described her as 'bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'," she told the hearing. | "A fellow governor described her as 'bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'," she told the hearing. |
| "She was bringing enthusiasm to the job and to achieve what she wanted to see for the school. | "She was bringing enthusiasm to the job and to achieve what she wanted to see for the school. |
| "She was doing exactly what we hoped she would." | "She was doing exactly what we hoped she would." |
| The inquest heard one of the first tasks she had to perform was to make one part-time teacher, Angela Mercer, redundant at the end of the school year - something she found difficult and which was having a "detrimental effect upon her". | The inquest heard one of the first tasks she had to perform was to make one part-time teacher, Angela Mercer, redundant at the end of the school year - something she found difficult and which was having a "detrimental effect upon her". |