Teachers’ leaders have also urged David Hoare to ensure his impartiality when it comes to academy and community schools.
Mr Hoare took up his new position on Monday (September 1) after being appointed by education secretary Nicky Morgan over the summer. He replaces out-going chair Baroness Sally Morgan.
He has more than 30 years of experience in business, having worked as chairman or chief executive of a number of large companies such as Laura Ashley, Virgin Express and V Ships. He also spent 10 years at management consulting firm Bain and Company.
In addition, he has been an academies ambassador for the Department for Education and a trustee at the Academies Enterprise Trust – a role he is stepping down from in light of his appointment to Ofsted. However, because of the new chairman’s links to academies and business, all three major teaching unions issued warnings over the summer.
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