Martyn Oliver Explained

Office1:	His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education
Term Start1:	1 January 2024
Primeminister1:	Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
1Namedata1:	Gillian Keegan Bridget Phillipson
Predecessor1:	Amanda Spielman
Birth Date:	1972

Sir Martyn Ellis Oliver (born March 1972)^[1] has served as HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills in England since 1 January 2024.^[2] He has been appointed for a five-year term.

One of his first acts in the role of chief inspector was to announce that Ofsted inspectors would receive training around mental health, following the findings of an inquest into the January 2023 death of headteacher Ruth Perry.^[3]

From 2016 to 2023 he was the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT).

Honours

Oliver was knighted in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to Education.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST: People. Companies House. 6 January 2023.
2. News: Adams . Richard . 2 January 2024 . Ofsted bows to pressure and halts inspections after Ruth Perry's suicide . . 2 January 2024.
3. Web site: Branwen . Jeffreys . Sallie . George . Ruth Perry death: Ofsted needs more empathy, says new boss . 2 January 2024 . 2 January 2024 . .
4. 12 October 2023 . Sir Martyn Oliver confirmed as the next Ofsted chief inspector. . 2 January 2024.