Christine Gilbert is entering the last few months of her tenure as chief inspector of Ofsted. Reports surrounding her departure have centred on claims that she was too close to the previous government, fuelled in part by her marriage to Labour minister Tony McNulty. But she maintains that it was always her intention to leave when her five-year term concludes at the end of September.
Her time at the watchdog has largely been defined by change. The past two years have seen the introduction of new-style school inspections, as well as no-notice checks for children's services departments and new safeguarding and looked-after children inspections. The inspectorate has also faced fierce criticism - most notably for its handling of the Peter Connelly case in Haringey.
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