Gill Jones, chief quality officer at Busy Bees nursery group. Formerly Ofsted’s deputy director for schools and early education, Jones now works for the largest childcare provider in the UK after leaving the inspectorate last October.
WHY DID YOU LEAVE OFSTED?
Quite simply, I retired after reaching retirement age. I’d worked for 40 years in schools, as a local authority inspector and an HMI, and I thought it was time to retire from full-time work.
I was really happy at Ofsted. It was really good in terms of being responsible for children’s education, but it was time to hang up my boots and hand the reins over.
