Former Ofsted chief inspector Dame Christine Gilbert is set to be appointed as the new chair of Ofsted. Christine led the independent review into the watchdog’s response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry last year – which has resulted in major reforms to the education inspectorate. Dame Christine spent 18 years in schools as a teacher and secondary headteacher, and has worked in London boroughs as both director of education and chief executive. She served as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector at Ofsted from 2006 until 2011.