Amanda Spielman
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 63 |
| Born | North Kensington |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Businessperson |
| Education | Clare College, University of Cambridge |
| UCL Institute of Education (IOE) | |
| Clare College | |
| IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1961 |
| Spouse | Adam Justin Spielman |
| Books | Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Report to Parliament: For the Period 1st April 2011 to 31st December 2014 |
| Great grandparent | Stuart Séguin Strahan |
| Henry Eoghan O'Brien | |
| Frances Smythe | |
| Parents | Olivia Fiona O'Brien |
| Richard Edmund Sebastian Robinson | |
| Grandparents | Herbert Robinson |
| Brian Eoghan O'Brien | |
| Elizabeth Strahan | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 402878 |
Amanda Spielman Life story
Amanda Mary Victoria Spielman, MA ACA serves as HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills since January 2017. She joined the senior leadership team at Ark Schools in 2005. From 2011 to 2016, Spielman was Chair of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation.
Parents' social contract with schools fractured - Ofsted
... In her final annual report, Amanda Spielman says the " unwritten agreement" that families ensure their children go to school and respect the policies, in return for a good education, " will take time to restore"...
Ruth Perry: Ofsted chief defends inspection after head's death
... Amanda Spielman acknowledged there were issues around accountability at schools, but reaffirmed her support for Ofsted s current grading system...
Ofsted and Ruth Perry: MPs to hold inquiry into school inspections
... Chief inspector Amanda Spielman welcomed the inquiry launch, adding that Ofsted was particularly focused on " how we can contribute to reducing the pressure that is undoubtedly felt by school leaders around inspection"...
Quit your Ofsted roles, Perry's sister tells heads
... Last week, Amanda Spielman, Ofsted s chief inspector, told the BBC s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that she believed the findings of last year s inspection were " secure"...
Ofsted boss defends inspection after teacher death
... The head of England s education watchdog Amanda Spielman said she was willing to meeting Ms Perry s family...
Laura Kuenssberg: What is really going on in our schools?
... On this Sunday s show we ll hear for the first time since Ruth Perry s death from Amanda Spielman, the Chief Inspector of Schools for England - and there s a lot to talk about...
Ofsted promises changes after headteacher Ruth Perry's death
... Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman said Ofsted was piloting changes to its complaints system, but added the single overall grade for schools would stay...
School leaders' union could take Ofsted to court after Ruth Perry's death
... Ofsted has said pausing inspections The school leaders union has written to Ofsted s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, saying " the human rights of school staff are not being protected"...
Quit your Ofsted roles, Perry's sister tells heads
By Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent, at NAHT conference in Telford
Head teachers in England should stop serving as Ofsted inspectors, says The Sister of a head who took her own Life After an inspection.
Ruth Perry died while waiting for a report that downgraded her school.
Prof Julia Waters was speaking to members of a head teachers' union which is also asking members who work as Ofsted inspectors to consider quitting.
Ofsted said most school leaders thought inspections were " constructive and collaborative".
It Comes as for not following correct procedures, after an inspection left its head teacher feeling suicidal.
In an emotional address at The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) conference, Prof Waters said a " terrible injustice" had been done to her sister, and she would not " give up until Ofsted is radically reformed".
Ms Perry took her own life in January, weeks after an Ofsted inspection. The Ofsted report, published After Her death, downgraded her school's rating from Outstanding to Inadequate - going from The Top to the bottom of the grading scale.
" The injustice of that one-word judgement destroyed Ruth's career, her world and her sense of self, " Prof Waters said.
She Said head teachers who served as inspectors were " no doubt" doing their " best" but were working with " a flawed, inhumane system".
She called on them to remove references to Ofsted grades from their websites and schools.
" Stand up to Ofsted, speak out, Take Down your banners, hand in your badges, " She Said . " Ofsted must be reformed. "
The NAHT also passed an emergency motion asking members to " consider refraining from carrying out inspections".
Prof Waters that Ofsted inspections should be paused, so that an independent inquiry into What Happened at Ms Perry's school, in Reading, could take place - as well as a review of the culture of inspections at Ofsted.
Last week, Amanda Spielman , Ofsted's Chief Inspector , told The Bbc 's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that she believed the findings of Last Year 's inspection were " secure".
She Said the inspection team had " worked with the professionalism and sensitivity that I would expect".
Asked if she had concerns about What Happened , she replied: " From what I've seen, I don't have any reason to doubt the inspection. "
Prof Waters said Ms Spielman's response was " totally inadequate".
Ofsted has described Ms Perry's death as a tragedy.
A spokeswoman for Ofsted said their inspections were " first and foremost for children and their Parents - Looking In Depth at the quality of education, behaviour, and how well and safely schools are run".
" We always want inspections to be constructive and collaborative and in the vast majority of cases school leaders agree that they are, " she added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
