Ofsted has named the members of seven new that will offer 鈥渋ndependent advice and challenge” as it embarks on wide-ranging reforms. Chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver announced as part of his response to the “Big Listen” consultation this week that he had created the seven groups to “share ideas” and offer Ofsted feedback, including examining its frameworks, looking at training and inspection design and recommending improvements. Sir Martyn Oliver The groups will meet three times a year, and between them will 鈥渄iscuss and challenge Ofsted鈥檚 data, research and evaluation plans鈥� and act as “expert advisors on their specialism, sharing important updates and developments鈥�. They will also advise on proposed developments around Ofsted鈥檚 areas of research interest, policy or practice, and support and assist with 鈥渢ranslating insights into recommendations and improvements for policy and practice鈥�. The groups will also advise on 鈥渕aximising impact and dissemination of our research and evaluation outputs鈥�, inform Ofsted鈥檚 strategic priorities and offer 鈥渇eedback and challenge on Ofsted鈥檚 policy work to make sure inspections raise standards in education鈥�. They will also give advice on aspects of training relating to leader and staff well-being. Oliver said he was “determined that we continue to improve the way we work, and that means listening to voices within the sectors we inspect and regulate”. “I鈥檓 grateful to all the experts from across education and children鈥檚 social care who have agreed to join our external reference groups.聽 鈥淲e will draw on their insights and expertise, and we鈥檒l welcome constructive challenge to drive continual improvement in our practices and better-quality inspections for children and learners.鈥� Here’s the full list of members. Curriculum, teaching and assessment Co-Chair: Chris Paterson, Education Endowment Fund (EEF) Co-Chair: Lee Owston, Ofsted Andrew Percival, Stanley Road Primary School Chris Winch, Kings College London Clare Sealy, States of Guernsey Harry Kutty, Cantell School Jeffrey Quaye, Aspirations Academy Trust Matt Hood, Oak Academy Molly Devlin, ARK Start Russell Hobby, Teach First Sue Morris-King, Ofsted Susan Pember, Holex Behaviour and attendance external reference group Co-Chair: Rob Tarn, Northern Education Trust Co-Chair: Lee Owston, Ofsted Amanda Allard, National Children鈥檚 Bureau (NCB) Catherine Roper, Wiltshire Police Helen Matthews, Ofsted Jon Chaloner, Confederation of Schools Trusts Sarah Clarke, National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) Susan Tranter, Edmonton Country School Tom Bennett, ResearchEd/Department for Education (DfE) Tracey Campbell, The Academy for Behaviour Leadership Inclusion external reference group Co-Chair: Mark Vickers, Olive Academies Co-Chair: Lee Owston, Ofsted Alun Francis, Social Mobility Commission Amanda Allard, Council for Disabled Children Cath Murray, Ambition Institute Joe Collin, Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) Kiran Gill, The Difference Kirstie Fulthorpe, KLF Education Matt Jones, Ark Globe Academy Susan Douglas, Eden Academy Trust Victor Shafiee, Ofsted Well-being of leaders and staff Chair: Matthew Purves, Ofsted Alison Peacock, Chartered College of Teaching Ann Graham, Haringey London Borough Council Dominic Siwoku, Department for Education (DfE) John Young, Ofsted Laura Fordham, Bedford Academy Lisa Telling, Katesgrove and Southcote Primary Schools Neil Leitch, Early Years Alliance Peter Fonagy, Anna Freud Polly Harrow, Kirklees College Sarah McIntosh, Mental Health First Aid England Stuart Allen, SCL Education & Training Limited Tim Coulson, Unity Schools Partnership and Schools Wellbeing Partnership Early years regulation and social care Chair: Yvette Stanley, Ofsted Claire Dorer, National Association of Special Schools Colum Conway, Social Work England Harvey Gallagher, National Association of Fostering Providers Helen Donohoe, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) Jo Fisher, Association of Directors of Children鈥檚 Services (ADCS) June O鈥橲ullivan, London Early Years Foundation Katharine Sacks-Jones, Become Lisa Pascoe/Jayne Coward, Ofsted Lucy Harte, Care Quality Commission (CQC) Mark Kerr, Children鈥檚 Homes Association Purnima Tanuku, National Day Nurseries Association Rachel De Souza, Office of the Children鈥檚 Commissioner Insights and evidence (education) Co-Chair: Tim Leunig, Public First and Onward Co-Chair: Alex Jones, Ofsted Carole Willis, National Foundation for Educational Research Chris Wilson, ImpactEd Group Emily Yeomans, Education Endowment Foundation Ian Knowles, Department for Education (DfE) Jo-Anne Baird, University of Oxford John Jerrim, University College London (UCL) Institute of Education Jon Andrews, Education Policy Institute Josh Hillman, Nuffield Foundation Lee Elliot Major, University of Exeter Melanie Ehren, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Sam Freedman, Institute for Government Simon Burgess, University of Bristol Sue Morris-King, Ofsted Verena Br盲ehler, Ofsted Insights and evidence (social care) Co-Chair: Dez Holmes, Research in Practice Co-Chair: Alex Jones, Ofsted Carlene Firmin, Durham University Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths Delphine Robineau, Department for Education (DfE) Gail Gibbons, Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) Gillian Ruch, Association of Professors of Social Work James Simmonds-Read, The Children鈥檚 Society Jason Bradbury, Ofsted Jo Casebourne, Foundations Leon Feinstein, Rees Centre, University of Oxford Lisa Harker, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) Lisa Holmes, University of Sussex Lisa Pascoe, Ofsted Maria Neophytou, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Maris Stratulis, British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Nigel Thompson, Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rick Hood, Kingston University