Ofqual’s interim top boss will be in post for a year after Dr Jo Saxton leaves in December for the University and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS). In a letter to the education committee, published recently, Gillian Keegan said she intended to appoint an interim chief regulator on an “exceptional basis” for 12 months from January, as she intends to carry out a full, public appointments process for a permanent successor as soon as possible. Keegan said Saxton’s leadership has been “invaluable in stabilising Ofqual following a challenging few years”, but the next 12 months “will be a challenging period … which will require continuity and stability of leadership”. Click here for more.
