More from this theme Recent articles Leaders of London schools dominate the advisers appointed to develop key Ofsted and curriculum reforms. Schools in the north east last week warned education secretary Bridget Phillipson of a “severe lack of representation” from their area. Of the 94 members on the seven external reference groups established by Ofsted, only two worked in the region’s schools, Schools North East analysis found. There was no representation on the Department for Education’s 12-member curriculum and assessment review panel, it said. But analysis by Schools Week has found that the Midlands is the most under-represented. Chris Zarraga, the director of Schools North East, said the absence of “diverse regional representation on policy-shaping bodies perpetuates a harmful cycle of ‘one-size-fits-all’ solutions, which fail to address the pressing needs of schools serving the most vulnerable students”. Dominance of the capital Our analysis looked at the DfE’s curriculum panel members and the four Ofsted panels relating directly to schools: curriculum, behaviour, inclusion and wellbeing. Of the 54 schools representatives, 27 were from organisations that worked …