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.