Ofsted\u2019s deputy chief inspector Matthew Coffey has announced he will retire next month after nearly three decades in education inspection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coffey, whose career in education began teaching at a catering and hospitality training provider, joined Ofsted from the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) when the two bodies merged in 2007. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His first inspection role was at the ALI\u2019s predecessor, the Training Standards Council, in 1998.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His rise through the Ofsted ranks began when he was promoted from regional director to national director for further education and skills<\/a> in 2011. He was appointed chief operating officer (COO) in 2014 and later given the title deputy chief inspector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was made a companion of the Order of the Bath in 2018 for services to education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As COO, Coffey has been responsible for overseeing Ofsted\u2019s corporate, data, planning, performance and communications functions. Staff were informed of his retirement this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n