Gavin Williamson’s nominee to be the head of England’s independent exams regulator has been criticised as unqualified, with Labour accusing the education secretary of giving “a plum role to a close adviser” without relevant experience.

Williamson nominated his policy adviser at the Department for Education (DfE), Jo Saxton, to be the next chief regulator of Ofqual, despite Saxton’s lack of experience in contrast to recent appointees with distinguished careers running regulatory agencies.

Saxton joined the DfE in March 2020 and was a ministerial policy adviser to Williamson throughout the A-level and GCSE grading chaos last summer that saw Ofqual’s then chief regulator, Sally Collier, resign amid controversy.

Adams, R. (2021). Gavin Williamson’s nominee to head Ofqual not qualified for job, says Labour. Available: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/04/gavin-williamsons-nominee-to. Last accessed 5th July 2021.

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