1 new & 5 reappointments to Ofqual Board

Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan today announced that Professor Terri Scott has been appointed to serve as the Northern Ireland member of the Ofqual board for three years. Professor Scott is currently the Principal and CEO of Northern Regional College in Northern Ireland. She began her career as a lecturer and has gone on to hold leadership positions in higher education in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Five reappointments have also been made to the Ofqual board: Barnaby Lenon, Anne Heal, Professor Julius Weinberg, Tom Taylor and Roger Taylor have been appointed for three further years.

Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation’s job to maintain standards and confidence in qualifications. Ofqual looks after GCSEs and A levels in England, and a wide range of vocational qualifications both in England and Northern Ireland and regulate the National Curriculum Assessments in England. Independent of Government ministers, Ofqual reports directly to Parliament in Westminster and the Northern Ireland Assembly.