Agreed that she doesn't need to be able to code herself (though if you claim that you can learn it in a day then there is a valid question "why didn't you") but

Agreed that she doesn't need to be able to code herself (though if you claim that you can learn it in a day then there is a valid question "why didn't you") but one of the things that is part of her job is promoting the programme in a positive way and based on this interview it's hard to say she's doing that. In terms of the government placing people sympathetic to it's agenda in wider society, the role you talk about (the Oftsted role) isn't meant to be a political role. The head of Ofsted is answerable to whatever party is in power but isn't part of the government in a party political way. If you don't do that you end up changing large swathes of the government every five years or more (it's not like governments don't change tack mid parliament) which isn't in anyone's interest. These roles should be on competence rather than political vision.