Dame Kathryn August and Pamela Scriven QC have been
appointed to serve on the Ofsted Board for 3 years. John
Hughes has been re-appointed to serve for an additional 3
years. Linda Farrant and Paul Snell’s terms on the Ofsted
board have ended today.
Julius Weinberg, chair of the Ofsted board said:
I have encountered great pride and professionalism every
day since I joined Ofsted. It is made up of people who
want to make a positive difference to children’s lives
and help give them a better future.
So I am delighted to welcome Kathryn and Pamela to the
Ofsted board, and I am sure their individual expertise
and experience will be hugely valuable to the
organisation. I am also pleased that John is staying on.
I would like to wish Linda and Paul all the best after
they leave. I’m grateful for the huge contributions they
have all made to the Ofsted board.
Below is some further information on the board members:
Dame Kathryn August
An education consultant, former head teacher, Ofsted
Inspector and National Leader of Education, Dame Kathryn
August will bring extensive experience of secondary
education and a clear understanding of academies and
multi-academy trusts to the board.
Pamela Scriven QC
A QC with extensive experience as a lawyer, Pamela Scriven
has significant social care and safeguarding expertise and
has had a number of board level roles in her professional
life.
John Hughes
A former BP executive with a background in risk management
and strategy, John Hughes also previously worked as an FE
College lecturer, a teacher and head of physics at a
secondary school in London.
Ofsted’s board is chaired by Professor Julius Weinberg and
also includes John Cridland CBE, James Kempton and Venessa
Willms OBE alongside HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman.
The appointments were conducted and agreed in accordance
with the Code of Practice issued by the Office of the
Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) and were made
on merit; political activity played no part in the
decision-making process. However, in accordance with the
original Nolan recommendations and the code of practice,
there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity
(if any declared) and other information, to be made public.
The details of the application process and job description
were published online and the essential criteria were:
- The ability to think strategically and to contribute to
strategic development in different contexts;
- High level management and/or board experience in the
public, voluntary or private sectors;
- The ability to build effective relationships at high
levels and/or between organisations;
- A commitment to Ofsted as an inspectorate and
regulator, and its role in improving standards in
education, children’s services and skills; and
- Significant expertise and/or experience working at a
senior level in children’s social care, including child
protection, further education, and/or financial management.
The desirable criteria were:
- Experience or expertise in the maintained secondary
school sector; and
- Experience or expertise in information technology and
knowledge management.
The roles are remunerated at £8,282 per annum, based on 20
days’ work.
