Can Ofsted inspections be improved? Education Committee launches new inquiry
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Amanda Spielman
Amanda Spielman has been Ofsted Chief Inspector since 2017. She is HMCI which means Amanda is statutorily responsible for Ofsted’s inspection and regulatory work.
She was previously chair of the exam regulator Ofqual from 2011 to 2016, and a founding member of the leadership team at the multi-academy trust Ark Schools.
She has previously served as a council member at Brunel University London and on the boards of a number of organisations including the Institute of Education, STEMNET and Wales Millennium Centre, and has been a governor of two schools.
Before that, she spent more than 15 years in strategy consulting, finance and investment.
On top of all this, she is also a trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector
As HMCI, Amanda Spielman is able to draw on the full range of Ofsted inspection findings to report on the quality of education, children’s services and skills, locally and nationally.
She is responsible to Parliament for the organisation, staffing and management of Ofsted, and for ensuring the efficient and effective use of our resources.
In 2021, it was announced that Amanda would continue as Ofsted Chief Inspector. With her new two-year term commencing on 1 January 2022.
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