A former Ofsted boss is set to take over as chair of schools charity the Education Endowment Foundation (). Dame Christine Gilbert, who was chief inspector between 2006 and 2011, will replace philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl in the new year. Schools Week revealed in April that the outgoing chair 鈥� who also helped found the EEF 鈥� was stepping down after a 鈥渟uccessful longstanding tenure鈥�. The organisation was launched 12 years ago by social mobility charity Sutton Trust, formed by Lampl, after it was backed by a 拢125 million government grant. The EEF 鈥� which received a 拢137 million injection last year from ministers 鈥� aims to break the link between family income and education achievement by supporting schools and colleges through the better use of evidence. Speaking today, Lampl said the charity 鈥渉as set new standards for educational research鈥� and been an 鈥渋nvaluable resource鈥� for teachers, sector leaders and policy makers. Sir Peter Lampl 鈥淚ts recent re-endowment reflects the strong value and recognition of its work across the sector. 鈥淚 am delighted Dame Christine will succeed me when my term comes to an end. I look forward to continuing my association with the EEF through my emeritus chair role.鈥� Gilbert has been an EEF trustee since the beginning of this year. She also led the National Tutoring Foundation, which was set up by the EEF in 2021 to run the government鈥檚 flagship National Tutoring Programme. However it was dissolved after Randstad was awarded the contract in 2021-22. Gilbert is also the joint chair of the Education Partnership Association and has been a visiting professor at UCL Institute of Education for more than a decade. Following the announcement of her new role, she said: 鈥淥ver the past decade, the EEF has become a much-respected part of the English education landscape. 鈥淚鈥檝e got to know their work in great depth during my time as Trustee, during which time I鈥檝e been grateful for Sir Peter鈥檚 leadership.鈥�