Ofqual has announced that Dr Catherine McClellan has joined
its Board, with effect from 1 June 2020.
Dr McClellan is Director of Assessment & Psychometric
Research at the Australian Council for Educational
Research, a not-for-profit research organisation that aims
to create and promote research-based knowledge, products
and services that can be used to improve learning across
the lifespan.
She has also worked internationally in various research and
development roles including the Educational Testing Service
in Princeton, New Jersey.
Roger Taylor, Chair of Ofqual, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Catherine to the board. Ofqual
undertakes incredibly technical, research-driven work so it
is vital that we have access to the very best expertise
from home and abroad.”
“Catherine brings an international perspective which,
combined with her considerable knowledge and experience,
will contribute greatly to Ofqual’s work, not least at a
time when we are working at speed to develop new approaches
to assessment.”
In addition, Hywel Jones and Frances Wadsworth have been
re-appointed to the Ofqual Board for a further 2 years (to
March 2022), and Dame Christine Ryan for a further 3 years
(to March 2023).
Appointments to the Ofqual board are made by the Secretary
of State for Education, and board members sit for a term of
3 years. Information about
the work of the board and its membership can be found
here.
