Sally Collier
{{Short description|British civil servant and former exam regulator of Ofqual}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sally Collier
| office1 = CEO and Chief Regulator of Ofqual
| primeminister1 = David Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Education Secretary}}
| 1namedata1 = Nicky Morgan
Justine Greening
Damian Hinds
Gavin Williamson
| term_start1 = 25 April 2016
| term_end1 = 25 August 2020
| predecessor1 = Amanda Spielman (interim)
| successor1 = Glenys Stacey (interim)
| image = Sally Collier.jpg
}}
Sally Collier is a British civil servant and former head of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). She also involved in negotiating changes to European Union rules governing public procurement.
Career
She has served as the CEO of the Crown Commercial Service, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office.{{Cite news|last=Kenber|first=Billy|title=Sally Collier profile: Ofqual chief and Norwich fan keeps mum over A-level failings|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/sally-collier-profile-ofqual-chief-and-norwich-fan-keeps-mum-over-a-level-failings-srnbckckv|access-date=2021-08-17|issn=0140-0460}} She was also previously the managing director of the Government Procurement Service and Director of Procurement Policy and Capability.{{Cite web|title=Sally Collier|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/sally-collier|access-date=25 August 2020|publisher=GOV.UK|language=en}} On 25 April 2016 she was appointed as the chief regulator of Ofqual, replacing Glenys Stacey who stepped down from the position in February 2016 after a five-year term.{{cite web|title=Sally Collier named as Ofqual's new chief regulator|url=http://schoolsweek.co.uk/preferred-candidate-for-ofquals-chief-regulator-revealed/|last=Scott|first=Sophie|work=Schools Week|date=8 March 2016|access-date=25 August 2020}} Prior to her appointment as the exam regulator, she had nearly twenty years of experience in the civil service.
= GCSE and A-Level grading controversy =
{{Main|2020 UK GCSE and A-Level grading controversy|Ofqual exam results algorithm}}
In 2020, Collier was criticised over the implementation of the Ofqual exam results algorithm which was termed by teachers and students as unfair for the purpose of grading the students following the cancellation of the GCE Advanced Level (A Level) exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The algorithm used initially led to a downgrading of 40% of the A-Level results and was later removed. On 25 August 2020 she tendered her resignation from the position of chief regulator of Ofqual.{{Cite news|last=Richardson|first=Hannah|date=25 August 2020|title=Ofqual chief resigns after exams chaos|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-53909487|access-date=25 August 2020}}{{Cite news|date=25 August 2020|title=Ofqual head Sally Collier resigns over exams fiasco|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/25/ofqual-head-sally-collier-resigns-over-exams-fiasco|access-date=25 August 2020|work=The Guardian|language=en|last1=Weale|first1=Sally|last2=Elgot|first2=Jessica}} She was later replaced by her predecessor as the chief regulator of Ofqual, Glenys Stacey, on an interim basis.
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