Paul has spent all of his teaching career in the east end of London. He is currently the Executive Head Teacher of four schools, two of which he led to outstanding with Ofsted, as well as one nursery and children’s centre, all within the London Borough of Newham. Paul is passionate about ensuring that all children are given the very best life chances and has a proven track record of tackling key contextual issues to lead schools rapidly and sustainably to being outstanding in all categories.

Named Head Teacher of the Year in 2015, Paul is also a National Leader in Education (NLE) and school improvement advisor working with schools in challenging circumstances. Paul is a regular speaker at educational events, particularly after his involvement as a member of the DfE’s Rochford Review.

Margaret has been a governor at both Kensington and Ranelagh Primary Schools, and also at Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children’s Centre. She has also worked for the Every Child, a Musician programme within a number of schools.

She is committed to ensuring that all children receive a broad and balanced curriculum, which places value on sport and the arts, alongside the core subjects. 

Jacque is a commercial manager with John Lewis Partnership and has spent most of her career working in Finance and Management Accounting. She is also a CIMA qualified accountant.

Jacque was a co-opted governor at Kensington Primary School.

Kate has 20 years’ experience as an executive and non-executive leader in public and charity sectors.  Her specific expertise is in delivering on strategy and creating impact. Kate has delivered large scale internal change programmes, award-winning public awareness and behaviour change campaigns and ambitious digital projects. She is also a qualified coach and deliver coaching and mentoring with Year Here and through the King’s Fund Cascading Leadership programme.

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George is currently working as a director at LNG Capital and a Board Member for the CFA Institute Investment Committee in which he monitors and evaluates investment performance and oversees implementation of the Investment Policy Statement.

Laura is a Newham resident and a recently retired headteacher, having taught and led schools in Hertfordshire.

Previously trained in library and information studies, Laura worked in a variety of roles, including for the British Council, and was also involved in the charity sector. She was a governor at her children’s school in Tottenham before making the decision to train as a teacher in 2002. After a successful career in an outstanding Hertfordshire school, she became headteacher of her own school in 2014. 

She is a keen amateur musician and enjoys attending concerts and the theatre, as well as spending time with friends and family.

Jane was a Local Authority Officer for many years and a Director of Education in Newham a few years ago. She has also been an HMI (Ofsted) and has led on school improvement across a wide range of London Boroughs.