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"...
School leaders' union could take Ofsted to court after Ruth Perry's death
By Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter
Ofsted could face a legal challenge over its decision not to pause its school inspections after the death of head teacher Ruth Perry .
Ms Perry took her own life while waiting for a report that downgraded her school to " inadequate".
The Naht school leaders' union wants England's schools watchdog to pause inspections so a review to cut The Risk of harm to school staff can take place.
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".
The Letter says steps need to be taken now to address The Risk to the Mental Health of school staff and enable Suicide Risk prevention to be put in place.
was a " direct result of the pressure" caused by The School inspection.
Paul Whiteman , Naht General Secretary , said her death " has shone a light on the intolerable pressure placed on school leaders and their staff during Ofsted inspections".
He added: " School leaders are determined that this should be a watershed moment, and that such a tragedy can never be allowed to happen again. "
Mr Whiteman has asked Ms Spielman to identify and agree " immediate actions that can be taken" that are " discussed and agreed with Naht - it needs to be done With Us , not to us".
" Up Until Now those requests have been ignored. As such, we have no alternative but to go down this route, " he added.
The Caversham Primary School, described a " welcoming and vibrant school" where staff-pupil relationships were " warm and supportive" and bullying was rare.
But it also highlighted a lack of " appropriate supervision during break times" which meant pupils were " potentially At Risk of harm".
Ofsted is not commenting on Naht 's letter but, following calls for inspections to be paused, Ms Spielman previously said it was
She acknowledged that The Debate about removing grades, where a school is given an overall mark of outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate, is a " legitimate one".
But she added that The Grades do give parents " a simple and accessible summary of a school's strengths and weaknesses" and are used by the government to identify struggling schools.
" I don't believe that stopping or preventing inspections would be in children's best interests. Our aim is to raise standards, so that all children get a great education" she added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
