Andy - Andy is a National Leader of Governance and also an experienced Chair of Governors. He has facilitated Governor Training Sessions for NCTL, including the Leadership Development Programme and carries out External Reviews of Governance. For a day job, he is Chief Executive Officer of a Multi Academy Trust.

Tony - Tony has over 25 years of practical and technical experience of governance having worked as a Clerk and company secretary in Higher and Further education institutions and schools. A Chartered Secretary by profession, he has chaired governing bodies in schools and charities and currently runs his own governance consultancy business advising governors, clerks and others on all aspects of effective governance and compliance.

Mary - Mary is a retired headteacher who has worked in the field of education for the past 40 years. She has extensive knowledge of education and governance in particular. She has taken a lead role in the local authority training on governance over the past 4 years, headteacher training, termly briefings for Chairs and Vice chairs, producing termly publications for schools on governance and writing training materials for the Leadership Development Programme. She also carries out External Reviews of Governance on a regular basis and supports the writing and reviewing of governor development plans. Her day job involves School Improvement Partner support and inspecting Faith schools under the SIAMS inspection framework.

Ian - Ian has served as a school governor for 25 years in primary, high school and academy establishments. He chaired a primary school Governing Board for six years and was Chair of the Personnel Committee for 16 years at a high school/academy. As well as being an approved Governor Mark assessor carrying out External Reviews of Governance, Ian was a permanent clerk to three Governing Bodies for two years, and still provides ‘stand in’ clerking services as and when required. A member of the NGA Trustee Board, Ian also provides training to governors and Governing Boards to help them be more effective. Away from his work in education, Ian is a leading Business Coach and Keynote Speaker.

Steven - Steven is an education consultant who previously held senior positions for over 20 years. He currently works with governors and headteachers in school improvement. His extensive knowledge of current educational thinking helps governors to interpret school data and identify developmental priorities. He prepares governors so they can support school leaders writing a school evaluation and ensure all safeguarding requirements are fully met. He assists governors so they are fully prepared for their next school inspection.

Ruth - Ruth has over 25 years’ experience in education, 11 in secondary senior leadership, including headship. She has been a member of three governing boards and has advised and trained governors on all aspects of school leadership. Ruth is an associate of the Education and Training Foundation and has worked on a number of DFE commissioned reports around the quality of educational provision.

Ian - I am currently the chair of a governing board at a primary school in Birmingham. In my career I was a teacher for over 30 years culminating in being vice-principal of a large academy in Solihull. I then became a School Improvement Advisor for Birmingham and trained teachers in leadership qualifications. Over the years I have been a school governor at five different schools.

Patrick - Patrick’s professional experience includes senior leadership in schools and supporting and training school leaders. He holds the NPQH and the National Professional Qualification for School Inspectors. He is a school governor and director of a multi-academy trust. In his current role as school improvement consultant he works with a range of primary and secondary schools in Birmingham, supporting head teachers and senior leaders. He is a facilitator and assessor for the NCTL NPQML and NPQSL programmes. He regularly delivers training for school leaders and governors. For the last two years, he has worked closely with the governing body of the school where he was appointed as School Improvement Partner, and leads the head teacher’s performance management with the chair of the governing body.

Angela - Angela is a former Headteacher and School Improvement Partner and is also trained as a school inspector. She is currently an education consultant who has considerable experience of working with schools to evaluate performance and plan for improvement. She works successfully with Governors to promote effective practice, providing advice, support and training. She is also an external advisor for Governors in their annual reviews of Headteacher performance. She is a director of a Multi Academy Trust in Staffordshire.

Lisa - Lisa is an independent governance training consultant delivering a wide range of governor training and leadership programmes including the Governance Leadership Development Programme. She has a wide range of experience in the facilitation of learning, including programme design and delivery and mentoring. In addition to this, Lisa works as an experienced national assessor for the Governor Mark accreditation. A serving Chair of Governors, she has a strong understanding of the challenges facing schools within a range of contextual settings.

Lisa Billingham - is a keynote speaker, trainer, mentor and qualified wellbeing coach. She is passionate about people’s wellbeing by supporting them so that they can be the best version of themselves and live a life they love. She helps individuals and businesses alike using a variety of delivery models.

Giles - Giles is a governor in 2 schools including being chair of one, he combines this with his work supporting trusts and schools focusing on the data and outcomes of the pupils. Giles teaches on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) and nationally leads the training for schools on understanding the DfE and Ofsted’s data. He is a former Headteacher and Senior University Lecturer in education.

David - David has 40 years’ experience in education starting as a MFL teacher and eventually becoming Director in West Sussex. He has been on the governing bodies of a number of schools and has recently been Chair of Governors in two secondary schools that needed support to emerge from special measures. Both these schools are now “good”. He has also been contracted by the DfE to support academy trusts to take on struggling schools, including ensuring that governance arrangements are compliant and effective.

David - David is an experienced Education and Governance Consultant with over 12 years experience in the fields of law, education, governance and compliance. He has also worked within other sectors at Board level. Working with educational establishments and local authorities nationwide, he has extensive knowledge of the educational standards and improvement, governance, safeguarding and employment. David is educated to postgraduate degree level is currently pursuing a PhD in Law.

Tony - Tony has had over 20 years of experience of school governance. Starting, in the last century, as a teacher governor he has been involved in governance as a senior leader and secondary headteacher and, for the last 10 years, as a co-opted governor in two very different schools, one a maintained first school and the other a middle school that is now developing as a MAT.

Pat - Pat has extensive clerking experience within schools of many types including primary, middle and high schools as well as special and Church. Over recent years she has supported MAT boards and is permanent clerk to 13 schools and 2 MAT Boards. Before becoming an agency clerk Pat worked in a large high school and supported the board in its transition to become a federation of 3 schools.

Sherry - Sherry is a former secondary teacher with considerable experience of schools in challenging circumstances. Since leaving headship, Sherry has established herself as an independent education consultant for organisations such as the National College for Teaching and Leadership and Ofsted. Sherry has experience as an Ofsted Lead Inspector, as a Governor and also Vice Chair of Governors. She’s currently studying part-time for an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.