Commenting on the appointment of Christine Gilbert to Chair of Ofsted, Matt Wrack, Acting General Secretary of NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union said:

"Rightly, teachers and leaders have expressed deep concern about proposals for reform of the inspection and accountability regime. They have been clear that rather than addressing the profound problems that this regime creates for school staff, planned changes to the inspection framework will exacerbate the pressures they face.
 
"We welcome Christine Gilbert to her new position as Chair of Ofsted. As a former Chief Inspector, she brings considerable expertise to the organisation. We expect that she will play an active role holding the inspectorate to account and making sure that the voices of all stakeholders are listened to.

“In particular, we hope that Christine will recognise and act on the call that the NASUWT has made for planned reforms to inspection to be paused for long enough to allow for the development of a better and fairer approach to holding schools to account."