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"...
Samsung boss says he would not give a child under 11 a smartphone
The UK boss of Samsung Mobile has said he would not have given his daughter a smartphone before she was 11.
But James Kitto stressed the decision to give a child a phone was down to " parental choice" and said safe internet browsing was paramount.
It Comes after Ofsted's Chief Inspector said she was " surprised" when primary school children have smartphones.
Children as young as nine have been, a study Found This Week .
Mr Kitto, who took The Role at Samsung in December Last Year , told The Bbc 's Today programme: " From my personal perspective, My Daughter got a smartphone when she was 11.
" I personally wouldn't have given her one early, but it is a parental decision as to when you should get your child a phone.
" And whatever choice you make, and whatever age you make that choice for your child, it is important to ensure that, if they are accessing The Internet , they are accessing it in a safe way, " He Said .
All Mobile Phone providers give free Parental Control services to limit what children can see on The Internet , which also says children should Be Careful when sharing pictures and social networking.
A study by research firm Childwise suggests that three-quarters of nine and 10-year-olds have access to a Mobile Phone .
That breaks down as 60% owning a Mobile Phone , and 14% using A Family member's or friend's.
More Than two-thirds of those children go online.
The same Report - Childwise Monitor 2023 - Found that 8% of five and six-year-olds own their own phone, and 8% have access to A Family member's or friend's, while for seven and eight-year olds, those figures are 43% and 23% respectively.
Earlier This Week , Ofsted's Chief Inspector , Amanda Spielman , said she was " surprised" when primary school children have smartphones.
She Said she was was " not comfortable" with younger children having unlimited Internet Access , and said there was a " great deal" that can be done to limit children's access to porn and Adult Content .
Earlier This Week , the findings of by The Children 's Commissioner for England suggested that by age nine, 10% of children had seen pornography, and 27% had seen it by age 11.
The findings have been linked to low self-esteem among Young People and harmful views of sex and relationships.
Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said it was " deeply concerning".
Source of news: bbc.com
