Dame Christine Gilbert DBE was the Head of Ofsted, also known as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills between October 2006 and 30 June 2011.
Since leaving Ofsted, she has been a Visiting Professor at the UCL Institute of Education. She undertook a number of reviews including chairing the Academies Commission which published “Unleashing Greatness: Getting the best from an academised system”.
In 2012, Gilbert took up a post as Acting Chief Executive of the Council in the London Borough of Brent for three years.
Since 2016, she has been the Chair of Future First, a charity that champions the establishment of a thriving alumni in every school so that young people can benefit from motivational role models. Currently, she is also Chair of Camden Learning, a school-led locality partnership that drives excellence and equity.Dame Christine Gilbert
