Ofqual’s interim top boss will be in post for a year after Dr Jo Saxton leaves in December for the University and Colleges Admission Service.
Saxton is joining UCAS after just two years at the regulator.
In a letter to the education committee, published this week, Gillian Keegan said she intended to appoint an interim chief regulator on an “exceptional basis” for 12 months from January.
Keegan said this “takes account of the challenge of recruiting an experience suitable candidate to such a high profile and a challenging role on a short-term basis”.
She intends to carry out a full, public appointments process for a permanent successor as soon as possible.
