The Education Committee will question His Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI), the leader of Ofsted, Sir Martyn Oliver, one year into the job.
Sir Martyn took the helm of Ofsted amid widespread calls for changes to the way the organisation inspects schools, following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2022. An inquest into Ms Perry’s death found that an Ofsted inspection contributed to her suicide and the Coroner’s subsequent report set out steps that Ofsted must take to prevent further such tragedies. Shortly after his appointment, the previous Education Committee also published recommendations on how the Government should reform Ofsted.
In this session, the new Committee will scrutinise Sir Martyn’s progress in addressing the Coroner’s concerns, implementing the previous Committee’s recommendations, and responding to the inspectorate’s ownBig Listen public consultation.
