Patrick Leeson is Director of Education and Care at Ofsted and an independent observer of the Review of Teachers’ Standards. He is responsible at Ofsted for policy and development for inspection of schools, Early Years settings and childcare as well as initial teacher education.
Until September 2009, he was Strategic Director of Learning and Children’s Services for the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. He had previously worked as the Chief Inspector of schools in an inner London borough following a number of years as an inspector and adviser in several local authorities. Patrick has worked as a headteacher and in the early part of his career he taught English and drama in secondary schools. He also sits on the National Curriculum Review Advisory Committee.
