Hannah Knowles FCCT

Hannah is Principal of The Skinners’ Kent Academy (SKA), an International Baccalaureate World School based in Kent. She joined the Academy in 2018 as Vice Principal for Curriculum Progress and Learning and became Principal in September 2020. Hannah holds a Masters in Education from the University of Brighton, and is an ASCL Council Representative for […]

Alexandra Dean FCCT CTeach (Leadership)

Alex has been a secondary school teacher for 25+ years. She is currently the senior deputy headteacher of a large comprehensive secondary school in Bingley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire. Her subject area is English. She is particularly interested in the areas of teachers’ professional development, ECT provision, teacher recruitment and retention and staff well-being. […]

Stephen Munday Hon FCCT CBE

Stephen worked for all of his employed professional life until April 2024 in the teaching profession. This included being an economics teacher, headteacher of a school in Cambridgeshire and Chief Executive of a Multi Academy Trust with schools largely based in Cambridgeshire. He was President of the Chartered College of Teaching and held several advisory […]

Meena Kumari Wood FCCT

Meena is a former HMI Ofsted, Local Authority and DfE Adviser, and Principal of both an Adult College and a Secondary Academy. An educational trainer, author, and leadership coach, she holds an MBA in Educational Leadership. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Education Leadership Academy (University of Birmingham), Patron of the English Speaking Board, […]

Marcus Richards FCCT FCPFA

Marcus is a chartered accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He is a Partner in Ernst & Young’s Corporate Finance practice where he advises public and private sector bodies on matters of financial complexity.

Liz Gregory FCCT

Liz has taught economics for over 20 years in both state and independent sector schools and has an MEd in Educational Leadership and Management. She has been Head of The Maynard since 2022, an all-though girls’ school in Exeter. Previously she has held senior deputy roles with a particular interest in professional development, coaching and […]

Dr Haili Hughes MCCT

Dr Haili Hughes is Director of Education at IRIS Connect and mentoring lead at the University of Sunderland. She was a teacher of English and senior and middle leader for sixteen years. She also works as an ITT Quality Advisor for the DfE, facilitates the ECF and NPQs for two national providers and is the […]