A key policy aide to Gillian Keegan will become new Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver’s lead adviser, Schools Week has learned.
Rory Gribbell, a senior policy adviser who also previously led on education issues at Downing Street, will take up the role on secondment from the Department for Education early next month.
Oliver will take the reins at the watchdog from Amanda Spielman on January 1.
The appointment comes at a time of heightened scrutiny and criticism for Ofsted. An inquest earlier this month ruled an inspection had contributed to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
