Exam board Pearson has hired Ofqual’s director of standards to take over as its responsible officer after last year’s BTECs fiasco.
Cath Jadhav will begin the new role on July 1, the exam watchdog announced yesterday.
The move has been approved under the government’s business appointment rules, Ofqual said, with “appropriate conditions put in place to protect both Crown information and any information that may be proprietary, sensitive or of commercial relevance to regulated entities”.
“As Cath is moving to a role with a conflict of interest, she has commenced an immediate period of garden leave,” it added.
