If you go to the Ofsted vacancies page http://www.ofsted.gov.uk...ing-for-ofsted/vacancies You’ll find Job Specifications for Additional Seconded Inspectors in Education and also in Social Care. Is that what you are after?

Bob, here is one example that would give you a flavour. A background and qualification in education is usually required as this example shows. Hope it helps, http://www.careers.ofste...ded/2618_AI_Job_Spec.pdf p48

Thanks for all your replys My experience is that schools etc. are being put under pressure from people who are not H&S competent in many many situations and I am creating a 'challenge' template/system

Bob Y My understanding from workng with schools is that OFSTED inspectors tend to be former headteachers or others with significant management experience gained in schools. In view of this I have been surprised at having been called by several of my employer's schools in the past 18 months to help at short notice with instances where inspectors leading inspections have insisted that the schools take highly expensive, unreasonable and ineffective security measures under the banner of safeguarding. This topic seems to continue as the over-riding matter topic for scrutiny by inspectors. To be fair, perhaps my perception has been slightly clouded by dealing with a few evidently unreasonable inspectors. Most OFSTED inspections of my employer's schools don't result in urgent requests for help, so presumably haven't generated significant problems related in some way to OS&H. OFSTED inspectors with experience of managing schools over the past 20 years or so ought to have gained ample understanding of "reasonably practicable" plus practical experience of assessing AND managing risk. Risk management principles and practice from OS&H can be used when dealing with OFSTED inspectors and helping schools faced with unreasonable demands from inspectors. It's also useful to add that "proportionality" is the educational equivalent of the term "reasonably practicable" we commonly use in OS&H. Also, it's possible that OS&H advisers who include the term "proportionality" in their discussions might have more credence with inspectors. Hope these thoughts are of some use. p.s. You seem to like writing "REgards": Were you ever in the Royal Engineers by any chance?!

Requirement is for former teachers at a high level, good at pythagoras not so good at H&S. Remember Bonkers Conkers came from a Headteacher. H&S not normally their strength. We have colleges with Craft Design Technology given top marks for the curriculum, pupil improvement etc. and I've followed days later and asked where's the guard off the circular saw. A good H&S mind could come as a welcome shock to some. Good look.