Appointment of the Ofsted Chief Inspector inquiry

Government response Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016–17 Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016–17 (PDF 119KB) Committee report Report: Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Report: Appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (PDF 397KB) The Education Committee held a pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (HMCI), Amanda Spielman. The Committee examined the candidate’s independence and professional background and asked about the challenges facing Ofsted and what Ms Spielman would do as Chief Inspector to improve education, children services and skills provision across the country.