A few years ago, I was invited to be a member of the panel that helped to select the original board of what has now become the Chartered College of Teaching. Aside from then becoming a member when it launched, I have had no further involvement, and have watched with interest as it has begun to develop.
I have been particularly interested in the arguments surrounding the make-up of the various parts of the college, as I know how much deliberation this caused me when selecting the original board. I know from the selection process that I wouldn’t have been up to the task of setting up the organisation as those members did. Equally, I know now that I wouldn’t have the time, or probably the knowledge, to be an effective member of the council.
But I do think that teachers should be at the heart of that process wherever possible. I would include school leaders in that in its broadest sense, but I hope that we’ll reach a stage where the backbone of the organisation is made up of people who still have to think about planning lessons on the train on the way to meetings.
There has been plenty of talk on Twitter about the current selection of candidates, and I’m minded to agree that there are too many potential council members who are not employed in schools – particularly in the fellows category. But there are also plenty of candidates who are based in schools; you just have to be able to find them.
I tried, by trawling through all the candidates’ statements, to identify their current roles and the sector they mainly work in. There are plenty of representatives from Higher Education, and probably disproportionate numbers from headteacher level. There are also too few from primary for my liking, but then… I didn’t stand either.
I guess the key thing is, members now have to the chance to vote. Perhaps if this helps teacher members to find candidates they want to read more about, then the trawl will be worthwhile?
Caveat: I have described current roles as best I can, based on the information I could find. If you know better about any candidate, please do let me know here or via Twitter.
Fellows
| Name | Current role | Sector |
| Jane Adamson | ITT programme director | HE |
| Farah Ahmed | Oversees SLT of 2 alternative schools | |
| Gareth Alcott | AHT / Director of Teaching School | Secondary |
| Jon Audain | Senior Lecturer ITE | HE |
| Paul Barber | Director, CES | |
| Penny Barratt | CEO of MAT (Special school focused) | Trust |
| Steven Berryman | Director of Music | Independent |
| Tony Berwick | Headteacher | Primary |
| Paul Bevis | Consultant (former HT) | Independent |
| Tony Bird | Deputy headteacher | Independent |
| Helen Blake | Lead practitioner / Director of Geography | Secondary |
| David Bowman | Teacher (retired 2017) | Secondary |
| Laura Bunny | ITT leader in teaching school | Secondary |
| Kevin Burnett | Headteacher, retired | Secondary |
| Dr Bob Burstow | Lecturer, retired | HE |
| Robert Campbell | MAT CEO | Trust |
| Stephen Campbell | Deputy HT, independent | Independent |
| Eddie Carline | Senior Lecturer, ITE | HE |
| Sarah Counter | MAT CEO | Trust |
| Jon Davison | Dean of IOE | HE |
| Joan Deslandes | Headteacher | Secondary |
| Dr Chris Drew | Principal, international college | Independent |
| Nicola Faulkner | Headteacher | Primary |
| Paul Foxton | Assistant Head, semi-selective secondary | Secondary |
| Colin Goffin | Executive Vice Principal | Trust |
| Matthew Grafton | Head of Science | Secondary |
| Dr Peter Gregory | Principal Lecturer, ITE | HE |
| Adam Hounslow-Eyre | Senior Lecturer | HE |
| Iain Hulland | Consultant, former HT | Secondary |
| Paul Johnson | Assistant Headteacher | Secondary |
| Sarah Lachlann-Dean | SEND Teacher | Secondary |
| Sarah Longville | MAT CEO | Trust |
| NaheedaMaharasingam | Headteacher | Primary |
| Peter Mattock | Head of maths | Secondary |
| Elizabeth Negus | Lecturer, Barking University | HE |
| Joy O’Neill | Formerly SEN | |
| Ann Palmer | Principal | Secondary |
| Jo Palmer-Tweed | Director of ITT | HE |
| Wendy Pearmain | Lead practitioner, Science | Secondary |
| Kit Perona-Wright | Head of Co-curricular | Independent |
| Lisa Pettifer | Head of English | Secondary |
| Vivienne Porritt | Consultant | |
| Cathy Rowland | Headteacher, infant | Primary |
| Lucy Jayne Rycroft-Smith | Mathematics research | |
| Jonathan Sandling | Director of studies, private college | Independent |
| Rachael Shaw | Headteacher, junior | Primary |
| Professor Jonathan Shepherd | Royal College of Surgeons | |
| Kate Sida-Nicholls | ITT leader | Secondary |
| Andy Stone | Headteacher | Secondary |
| Grant Strudley | Headteacher | Primary |
| Mike Taylor | Science teacher/PhD candidate | Secondary |
| Aimee Tinkler | Senior teacher/SENCo | Primary |
| Jo Tregenza | Head of ITT | HE |
| Victoria Walker | Deputy headteacher | Secondary |
| Jenna Clare Watson | EY Teacher | Primary |
| David Weston | Education Charity CEO | |
| Nigel Willetts | Deputy Headteacher | Independent |
| Hannah Wilson | Executive headteacher | Secondary |
| Dr Roger Wood | Lecturer in Education | HE |
| Matt Yeoman | Lead practitioner/Research lead | Secondary |
Members
| Name | Current role | Sector |
| Paul Barber* | Director, CES | |
| Penny Barratt* | CEO of MAT (Special school focused) | Trust |
| Mary Briggs | Principal Lecturer | HE |
| Stephanie Burke | Director of Studies | Independent |
| Dr Natasha Crellin | Senior Leader | Primary |
| Joan Deslandes* | Headteacher | Secondary |
| Lee Faith | Headteacher (?) | Secondary |
| Phil Garner | Headteacher (?) | Independent |
| Will Grant | Art teacher, grammar school | Secondary |
| Daniel Harvey | Senior Leader | Secondary |
| Julie Hunter | Deputy headteacher | Secondary |
| Gethyn Jones | Director of Physics | Secondary |
| Christian Kitley | Head of history, housemaster | Independent |
| Sarah Lachlann-Dean* | SEND Teacher | Secondary |
| Daniel Langley | Head of Drama | Secondary |
| Sue Lomas | Geography consultant | Trust |
| Peter Mattock* | Head of maths | Secondary |
| Rebecca Nobes | 2i/c MFL | Secondary |
| Angela O’Hara | Headteacher | Primary |
| Wendy Pearmain* | Lead practitioner, Science | Secondary |
| Sue Plant | Head of School | Secondary |
| Julia Quick | Lead practitioner, SLE | Secondary |
| Kate Redman | Headteacher, junior | Primary |
| Carolyn Roberts | Headteacher | Secondary |
| Kulvinder Sandal | Assistant headteacher | Secondary |
| Dee Saran | Deputy headteacher | Independent |
| Angela Schofield | Teacher | Primary |
| Jonathan Shepherd | Surgeon | |
| Mike Taylor* | Science teacher/PhD candidate | Secondary |
| Aimee Tinkler* | Senior teacher/SENCo | Primary |
| Andrew Truby | Executive Head | Primary |
| Victoria Walker* | Deputy headteacher | Secondary |
| Ben Ward | Maths teacher | Secondary |
External VP
| Name | Current role | Sector |
| Robert Campbell* | MAT CEO | Trust |
| Rebecca Cox | Headteacher | Primary |
| NaheedaMaharasingam* | Headteacher | Primary |
| Jo Palmer-Tweed* | Director of ITT | HE |
| Sam Twiselton | Director of IoE | HE |
| Jenna Clare Watson* | EY Teacher | Primary |
| Matt Yeoman* | Lead practitioner/Research lead | Secondary |
Internal VP
| Name | Current role | Sector |
| Sarah Counter* | MAT CEO | Trust |
| Andrew De Csillery | MD Herts for Learning | |
| Emily Hollis | Associate Assistant Head | Secondary |
| Vivienne Porritt | Consultant |
President
| Name | Current role | Sector |
| Stephen Munday | CEO/Executive Principal | Secondary |
Treasurer
| Name | Current role | Sector |
| Marcus Richards | Chartered Accountant |
*Also standing as a fellow
An editable Word version of these tables is available here.
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