A former special adviser to a Conservative education secretary is one of six new appointments to Ofsted’s board.
Jon Yates was previously policy adviser to Damian Hinds during his tenure in the role between 2018 and 2019.
Yates has been executive director of the Youth Endowment Fund since 2019.
Frank Young, editorial director at the Civitas think tank and a former Tory councillor candidate, has also joined the board.
The other new members are Felicity Gillespie, director at early education foundation Kindred, Christopher Hanvey, a Care Quality Commission adviser, David Meyer, executive director of Partnerships for Jewish Schools and former Marks & Spencer head of communications Joanne Moran.
