She replaces Peter Lampl, who set up the school improvement charity more than a decade ago, will continue to support the organisation as emeritus chair.
Gilbert, who was chief inspector at Ofsted for five years until 2011, has been an EEF trustee since January this year and takes over as chair early 2024.
She is also chair of schools partnership Camden Learning, joint chair of the Area-based Education Partnership Association and visiting professor at UCL Institute of Education.
“I’ve seen first-hand the power that great teaching can have on improving outcomes for all young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds,” said Gilbert.
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