Guidance

Appointments made: April 2021 to March 2022

Updated 23 December 2024

Applies to England

March 2022

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: board members

Sir Peter Estlin and Neil Morrison have been appointed as members of the Board of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education from 1 April 2022 for a period of 5 years.

Remuneration is £15,000 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 24 days.

Sir Peter Estlin has declared no political activity. His term on His Majesty’s Treasury’s audit committee expires in October 2022. He is chair of the board of directors of the Association of Apprentices.

Neil Morrison has declared no interests or political activity.

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is a Crown non-departmental public body working on behalf of employers to support the delivery of high quality apprenticeships and technical education in England.

Office for Students: non-executive board member reappointments and appointments

The Secretary of State for Education has reappointed Martin Coleman, Kate Lander and Katja Hall to the board of the Office for Students (OfS) as non-executive directors.

Martin Coleman and Kate Lander have been reappointed for 3 years from 1 July 2022. Katja Hall has been reappointed for 3 years from 1 January 2023.

The Secretary of State for Education has also appointed Dr Dayo Olukoshi, Dr Michael Spence and Mrs Rachel Houchen, to the board of the Office for Students (OfS) as non-executive directors.

Dayo Olukoshi and Rachel Houchen have been appointed from 16 March 2022 to 31 March 2025. Michael Spence has been appointed from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.

Remuneration for all non-executive board members is £9,180 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 20 days per year.

These appointments and reappointments have been made under Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(d) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, which permits the appointment of up to 12 ordinary or non-executive OfS board members.

The register of interests of board members is published on the Office for Students website. None of the appointees has declared any political activity.

The OfS is a non-departmental public body. It is the independent regulator of higher education in England. It regulates in the interests of students and prospective students from all backgrounds.

Following the resignation of an OfS non-executive director, the Secretary of State for Education has decided to move Dr Michael Spence’s start date forward to 9 May 2022. Michael will have a revised end date of 31 May 2025.

The Secretary of State has also appointed Sir Martyn Oliver as a non-executive director of the OfS. Sir Martyn has been appointed from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.

Remuneration is £9,180 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 20 days per year.

This appointment has been made under Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(d) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, which permits the appointment of up to 12 ordinary or non-executive OfS board members.

The register of interests of board members is published on the Office for Students website. None of the appointees has declared any political activity.

January 2022

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: board members

We have reappointed Dr Katherine Barclay, Dame Fiona Kendrick, Robin Millar CBE and Bev Robinson OBE as board members for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) from 1 April 2022 for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration is £15,000 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 24 days.

Each IfATE board member’s register of interest is available on the IfATE website.

Dr Barclay has not declared any political activity.

Dame Fiona has not declared any political activity.

Robin Millar has not declared any political activity.

Bev Robinson has declared the following: Political activity: ‘As Principal and Chief Executive of a General Further Education College I am engaged in my community and nationally. Examples include member of Lancashire LEP Skills and Employment Advisory Panel and member of Blackpool Town Deal Board.’

IfATE is a Crown non-departmental public body working on behalf of employers to support the delivery of high quality apprenticeships and technical education in England.

Ofqual: board members

Hywel Jones’ and Frances Wadsworth’s appointments as board members for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) have been extended from 1 April 2022.

Hywel’s term has been extended for 3 months until 30 June 2022 and Frances’ term for 6 months to 30 September 2022.

Remuneration is £6,000 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 20 days.

Frances Wadsworth has declared the following interest: Lay Advisor to Thames Valley Area Magistracy and Deputy FE Commissioner. She has not declared any political activity.

Hywel Jones has declared the following interests: Director of Secondary Schools, Astrea Academy Trust. He has not declared any political activity.

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

December 2021

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: panellists

Jenny Coles and Stuart Gallimore have been appointed by exception to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. They will serve from 15 December 2021. Jenny Coles will serve for a period of 2 years, and Stuart Gallimore until the end of March 2022. In addition, Simon Bailey’s recent exceptional appointment has been extended and he will now serve for 2 years until 21 November 2023.

Sarah Elliot’s appointment to the panel has been extended to 30 June 2022.

The exceptional appointments and extension have been made to provide the panel with representation from the 3 statutory child safeguarding partners (local authority, police and health services) and provide capacity and expertise to support a demanding work programme.

Remuneration is £400 a day for a maximum time commitment of 84 days per year.

Simon Bailey has declared the following interests:

• Chair of the Policing Institute for the eastern region
• the Director of Strategic Engagement with the Child Rescue Coalition in the USA
• roles with Home Office working with projects he established as the NPCC lead for Violence and Public Protection, including Operation Hydrant

Jenny Coles has declared the following interests:

• Chairperson, board of trustees for What Works for Children’s Social Care
• Independent Chairperson and Scrutineer for Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Partnership
• Trustee for Coram Children’s Charity

Sarah Elliott has declared the following interests:

• Chair of the safeguarding partnerships within the Channel Islands
• Special Advisor for the Care Quality Commission
• Special Assessor with the College of Policing

Stuart Gallimore has not declared any interests.

None of the above has declared any political activity.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. The panel want national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children.

Further Education Commissioner: deputy commissioners

Frances Wadsworth, Meredydd David, Martin Sim, Andrew Tyley and Steve Hutchinson have been reappointed as Deputy Further Education Commissioners from 1 January 2022. Frances Wadsworth’s reappointment term will end on 30 April 2023. Meredydd David and Martin Sim’s terms will end on 31 August 2023. Andrew Tyley and Steve Hutchinson’s terms will end 30 September on 2023.

Nigel Duncan has had his appointment by exception extended for 6 months, to provide consistency for, and allow for completion of, ongoing projects. His appointment will end on 30 June 2022.

Remuneration is £700 per day for up to 200 days per year.

Frances Wadsworth has declared the following interests:

• Deputy Chair of Ofqual Board
• Lay member of Thames Valley Advisory to the Magistracy

Andrew Tyley has declared the following interests:

• Directorship of Tyley Associates Limited

Meredydd David has declared the following interests:

• Vice Chair of the University of Chester

Nigel Duncan, Martin Sim and Steve Hutchinson have not declared any interests.

None of the Deputy FE Commissioners have declared any political activity.

The Further Education Commissioner’s team works with FE colleges to improve their quality and financial resilience.

Social Work England: board member

Ann Harris has been reappointed as board member for Social Work England from 19 July 2022 for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration is £350 a day for an estimated time commitment of 30 days a year.

The Register of Interests of Social Work England Board members is published on its website. Social Work England is a non-departmental public body that regulates all social workers in England.

Ofqual: chair

Ian Bauckham CBE has been appointed as chair of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). He will serve from 1 January 2022 for a period of 3 years.

Remuneration is £55,120 per annum for a time commitment of 2 days per week.

Ian Bauckham has declared the following interests:

• CEO and trustee Tenax Schools Trust (company number 07542155)
• trustee of Confederation of School Trusts (charity number 1107640)
• trustee of Sabre Education (charity number 1105489)
• trustee of Association of School and College Leaders (trade union)

He has not declared any political activity.

Ofqual is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

Office for Students: ordinary member

The Secretary of State for Education has reappointed Elizabeth Fagan to the board of the Office for Students (OfS) as an ordinary member for 3 years, from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024.

Remuneration is £9,180 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 20 days.

This appointment has been made under Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1)(d) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, which permits the appointment of up to 12 ordinary or non-executive OfS board members.

The register of interests of board members is published on the Office for Students website. Elizabeth has not declared any political activity.

The OfS is a non-departmental public body and has a remit to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and career.

November 2021

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: panellist

Simon Bailey has been appointed by exception to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. This appointment has been made to provide the panel with representation from policing, as police are one of the statutory child safeguarding partners.

Simon will serve from 22 November 2021 for up to 12 months.

Remuneration is £400 a day for a maximum time commitment of 84 days per year.

Simon has not declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases.

The panel want national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children.

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: panellists

Jahnine Davis, Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent, Peter Sidebotham, Dale Simon and Susan Tranter have been appointed to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. They will serve from 15 November 2021 for 4 years.

Sarah Elliott’s appointment to the panel has been extended from 15 November 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Remuneration is £400 a day for a maximum time commitment of 84 days per year.

Peter Sidebotham has declared the following interests and political activity:

• member of the Association of Child Protection Professionals and the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health
• member of the Green Party of England and Wales

Susan Tranter has declared the following interests:

• Chief Executive of Edmonton Academy Trust
• related to Ian Ferguson CBE, Non-Executive Director of the DfE
• Trustee of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jahnine Davis has declared the following interests:

• founder and co-director of Listen Up Company, which is one of the suppliers on the panel’s pool of reviewers – a compliantly procured preferred supplier list supporting the panel to undertake their work
• Safeguarding Trustee for:
  • Save the Children
  • Imkaan
• an independent chair and author of Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent has declared the following interests:

• Director of Special Projects, Coram
• NExT Director on the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s Board
• Trustee, St George’s Hospital Charity, London, UK
• Director, MD Legal Consulting Ltd (registered in the UK)

Dale Simon and Sarah Elliott have not declared any interests or political activity.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases.

The panel wants national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children.

October 2021

Social Work England: board members

Dr Adi Cooper OBE and Dr Sue Ross have been appointed to serve as non-executive directors on the board of Social Work England. Their appointments commenced on 4 October 2021 for a period of 3 years.

Mark Lam has also been reappointed as Board Member for Social Work England. His new term will commence on 11 January 2022 for a period of 2 years.

Remuneration for all board members is £350 a day for an estimated time commitment of up to 25 days.

The Register of Interests of Social Work England’s Board members is published on their website.

Neither of the new appointees or Mark Lam have declared any political activity.

Social Work England is a non-departmental public body, that regulates social workers in England, so that people receive the best possible support whenever they might need it in life.

Ofqual: Chief Regulator

Dr Jo Saxton has been appointed as Chief Regulator of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). She will serve from 18 September 2021 for a period of 5 years.

Remuneration is £135,000 per annum, plus a £30,000 non-consolidated, non-pensionable allowance for travel and subsistence to and from Coventry. The role is full time.

Dr Saxton has not declared any conflicts of interest or political activity.

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. The appointment is made by Her Majesty the Queen.

September 2021

Office for Students: ‘Student experience’ board member

The Secretary of State for Education has reappointed Martha Longdon to the board of the Office for Students (OfS) as a ‘student experience’ board member for 15 months from 1 October 2021 to 31 December 2022.

Remuneration for this position is £9,180 per annum for an estimated time commitment of 20 days.

The appointment is made under Schedule 1 of the Higher Education Act 2017, and in satisfaction of the requirement in paragraph 2(3) for the appointment of a board member with experience of representing or promoting the interests of students.

Martha is a PhD doctoral research student studying Biosciences at Nottingham Trent University. She has a lead responsibility for ensuring that the OfS board oversees the embedding of student engagement within the culture and structure of the organisation and chairing the OfS student panel.

The register of interests of board members is published on the Office for Students website. Martha has not declared any political activity.

The OfS is a non-departmental public body and has a remit to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and career.

Further Education Commissioner: deputy commissioners

Frances Wadsworth, Meredydd David, Martin Sim, Andrew Tyley and Steve Hutchinson have had their terms as deputy further education (FE) commissioners extended until 31 December 2021.

Remuneration is £700 per day for up to 200 days per year.

Martin Sim has declared the following interests: Salford City College, Gateway Sixth Form College, West Herts College, West Nottinghamshire College, Nottingham College, Dudley College.

The other deputies have not declared any interests.

None of the deputies have declared any political activity.

The Further Education Commissioner’s team works with FE colleges to improve their quality and financial resilience.

August 2021

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education board: chair

Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE has been appointed to serve as chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education board. She will serve from 1 August 2021 for a period of 5 years.

Remuneration is £29,500 for a time commitment of one day per week.

She has declared the following political activity:

• public speaking
• stood for election – London Mayor election for 2020, was not shortlisted for the role
• member of the House of Lords (Conservative life peer)

Baroness McGregor-Smith has declared the following interests as a member of the House of Lords.

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is a Crown non-departmental public body working on behalf of employers to support the delivery of high-quality apprenticeships and technical education in England.

Student finance appeals and complaints: independent assessors

The Secretary of State for Education and ministers in the Welsh government have appointed Susan Bradford, Karimullah Khan, Victoria Louise Smith and Abdul Elghedafi to serve as independent assessors for student finance appeals and complaints for 3 years from 1 September 2021.

They have also reappointed Nahied Asjad, Alison Miller Varey and Joanne Smith for a second term of 3 years from 1 September 2021.

A remuneration rate of £500 per day pro rata will apply for casework undertaken. The number of days casework can be undertaken is capped at 8 per month.

None of the appointees have declared any political activity or conflicts of interest.

Independent assessors provide an independent review of appeals or complaints made to the Student Loans Company (SLC). SLC is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education.

July 2021

School Teachers’ Review Body: chair and board members

There have been new appointments and reappointments to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).

Dr Mike Aldred has been appointed as Chair. Remuneration is £350 a day for a time commitment of approximately 30 days a year.

Claire Tunbridge and Mark Cornelius have been appointed as Board Members. Harriet Kemp and Dr Andrew Waller have been reappointed as Board Members. Remuneration is £300 a day for a time commitment of 25 days a year.

All will serve for 3 years from 1 September 2021.

Details of political and other interests for all Board Members are available on the OME Review body members: register of interests.

The STRB makes recommendations on the pay, professional duties and working time of school teachers in England. The STRB reports to the Secretary of State for Education and the Prime Minister. It is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

June 2021

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB): chair

The Secretary of State for Education has reappointed Lynda Armstrong as chair of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) for a period of 4 years, from 1 January 2022.

The remuneration for the role is £30,000 per annum for a time commitment of up to 84 days per year.

Lynda has declared a conflict of interest. She is a non-executive director of Ørsted. She hasn’t declared any political activity.

The ECITB is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education.

Child Safeguarding Practice Review: panel members

Karen Manners QPM, Sarah Elliott, Mark Gurrey, Dr Peter Sidebotham, Dale Simon CBE, Dr Susan Tranter have had their appointments as members of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (CSPRP) extended for 6 months from 15 May 2021.

Remuneration is £400 per day for an estimated time commitment of up to 7 days a month.

Peter Sidebotham is a trustee of the Association of Child Protection Professionals.

Susan Tranter is Chief Executive of Edmonton Academy Trust and a trustee of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Susan Tranter’s husband, Ian Ferguson, CBE, is a Non-Executive Director of the Department for Education and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Department for Education.

Mark Gurrey is a trustee of the Family Rights Group.

Other members have not declared any interests.

None of the appointed members has declared any political activity.

The CSPRP is an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. The panel meets regularly to decide whether to commission national reviews of child safeguarding cases notified to it. The panel’s decisions are based on the possibility of identifying improvements from cases which it views as complex or of national importance.

May 2021

Ofsted - Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector: Amanda Spielman

Amanda Spielman’s 5-year term as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Education, Children’s Services and Skills will end on 31 December 2021. Amanda Spielman has been reappointed from 1 January 2022 for a further 2 years.

This is a full time role and remuneration is £189,145 a year.

Details of board members’ interests are published annually in Ofsted’s annual report and accounts.

Amanda Spielman has not declared any political activity.

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills inspects services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. They also inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people. The appointment is made by Her Majesty The Queen.

Student finance appeals and complaints: independent assessors

The Secretary of State for Education has reappointed Jonathan Willis, Peter Wrench, Michaela Jones and Naseem Malik to serve third terms as independent assessors for student finance appeals and complaints from 1 May 2021. Each of the reappointments is for three years.

A remuneration rate of £500 per day pro rata will apply for casework undertaken.

None of the appointees have declared any political activity or conflicts of interest.

Independent assessors provide an independent review of appeals or complaints made to the Student Loans Company (SLC). SLC is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education.

Social Work England: board members

Dr Andrew McCulloch and Jonathan Gorvin have been reappointed as board members of Social Work England. They will serve from 10 August 2021. Andrew McCulloch will serve for 2 years and Jonathan Gorvin for 3 years.

Remuneration is £350 a day for a time commitment of up to 25 days a year.

The register of interests of board members is published on the Social Work England website.

Andrew McCulloch and Jonathan Gorvin have not declared any political activity.

Social Work England is a specialist regulator for all child, family and adult social workers. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Education.

April 2021

LocatED: Chair

Michael Strong has been reappointed as Chair of LocatED for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2021.

Remuneration is £1,000 per day for an estimated time commitment of 25 to 30 days a year.

Michael Strong has not declared any political activity, but has declared the following interests:

• Director of Osborne Group Holdings Ltd, Rosewood Group Holdings Ltd, Collingham Gardens Management Ltd
• Advisor to Sellar Group Holdings

LocatED is an arms-length body to the Department for Education (DfE). It is responsible for acquiring and managing sites in England to help deliver much needed new school places for thousands of children.

Further Education Commissioner: Further Education Commissioner

Shelagh Legrave has been appointed as Further Education Commissioner. She will serve from October 2021 for a period of 2 years.

Remuneration is £135,000 per annum for a time commitment of up to 4 days per week.

Shelagh has declared the following interests:

• chair of trustees for St Richard of Chichester Christian Care Association (operationally known as Stonepillow)
• trustee of Bourne Community Trust Secondary School
• trustee of Betty Martin Charity
• trustee of St Francia’s Trust for disabled students
• trustee of the Benet Weatherhead Trust
• director of FE Sussex
• director of 2 wholly owned Chichester College Group subsidiaries, First Steps Childcare Group and Anglia Examination Syndicate (will be relinquished prior to taking up the FE Commissioner’s role)

She has not declared any political activity.

The Further Education Commissioner works with further education (FE) colleges to improve their quality and financial resilience. The appointment is made by the Secretary of State for Education.

Further Education Commissioner: Interim Further Education Commissioner

Following the resignation of Richard Atkins, Frances Wadsworth has been appointed as Interim Further Education Commissioner. She will serve from 1 April 2021 for a period of up to 6 months until the next FE Commissioner begins the role.

Remuneration is £800 per day for a time commitment of up to 4 days per week.

Frances has declared the following interests:

• deputy chair of Ofqual
• adviser for Thames Valley Magistracy

She has not declared any political activity.

The Further Education Commissioner works with further education (FE) colleges to improve their quality and financial resilience.