Ruth Perry's sister, City Girl in Nature, Caring for a spouse, The politics of Christmas presents
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
An Ofsted inspection "contributed" to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry. That’s the conclusion of senior coroner Heidi Connor. This is the first time Ofsted has been listed as a contributing factor in the death of a head teacher. Ruth Perry had been head of Caversham Primary School in Berkshire for 13 years when she took her own life in January, ahead of an inspection report being made public which had downgraded the school from Outstanding to Inadequate, based on safeguarding concerns. Her death ignited a national debate about the mental health of school leaders and the pressure they are under in terms of inspections. Anita Rani speaks to Ruth Perry’s sister, Professor Julia Waters. Born and raised in Deptford, south east London, Kwesia didn’t grow up with a lot of nature around her. That’s until she went on a life-changing trip to the Amazon. She’s since created her YouTube channel, City Girl in Nature, to guide other city dwellers into the great outdoors. She speaks to Krupa Padhy about her platform, nature activism work, and winning Best New Voice at the Audio Production Awards for her podcast Get Birding. Lina Mookerjee had been married to her husband Richard for more than 15 years when he lost both his sight and hearing. Lina is now as much a carer to Richard as she is a wife. Lina and Richard share their story and discuss what they describe as the ‘invisible’ work of carers. Research suggests that the average Briton spends £300 on Christmas gifts. One woman who is bucking this trend is the writer and journalist Nell Frizzell, who says that her family Christmases have improved since they stopped buying one another gifts. Krupa hears from Nell and Ellie Gibson, comedian and one half of the Scummy Mummies, who is a big fan of gifting every festive season.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor
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| 0:52.7 | On today's program, how does a relationship change |
| 0:55.7 | if you become a carer for your spouse? |
| 0:58.2 | One couple tell their story, |
| 1:00.4 | the politics of buying Christmas presents, |
| 1:03.0 | and from Dept to the Amazon, |
| 1:05.0 | one young woman tells us how being in nature |
| 1:07.5 | gave her a second chance at life. |
| 1:10.0 | But first, an offstead inspection contributed to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry. |
| 1:15.2 | That's the conclusion of senior coroner Heidi Connor delivered on Thursday following a five-day |
| 1:20.8 | inquest in which she heard from family members, school colleagues, the |
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