Sir Martyn Oliver’s appointment as the next chief inspector of Ofsted has been approved by the Privy Council.
The chief executive of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust said he would be “empathetic, compassionate and understanding of the challenges that those of us working in education”.
Oliver was announced earlier this year as the government’s preferred candidate, and endorsed by the education committee last month. Approval by the Privy Council – which advises the King – means he will take over from Amanda Spielman in January.
Spielman will step down in December following seven years in the job. The normal tenure is five years, but her term was extended because of the Covid pandemic.
