The BET Board

Role:

To maintain oversight of the Board of Directors/Trustees

Andy Field, Chair of the Board (member and director)

• Former Chair of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust
• Experienced executive and a former partner at Deloitte Consulting
• Chair of social enterprise CSH Surrey
• Chair of learning management system provider Think Learning

David Burr

• Experienced governor and chair of governors
• Qualified Actuary, with significant senior management and local board experience in insurance and pensions
• Former Surrey Area Manager for The Prince’s Trust

Roger Evans

• Former science teacher
• Experienced education officer focussing on school governance, human resources and special education services
• Former school governor (and chair) in both the maintained and independent sectors
• Education consultancy

Tony Oakden

• Chair of governors at Jubilee High School (2014-17) and school governor for 10 years
• Consultant for the Diocese of Guildford
• Extensive experience in social services including management of residential care services
• Qualified social worker
• Diploma in management studies

• Qualified CIMA Accountant with 20 years’ experience in FMCG and retail businesses
• Worked with the Global Property at Prêt-á-Manger, supporting its global expansion
• Managing Director of Citywide Financial Partners

Role:

To oversee the strategic direction of the Trust, ensure full compliance and hold its executives to account

• Senior Business Manager / COO with more than 25 years of experience in strategy, operations and business transformation, working in business or as a consultant across multiple industries
• Experienced governor at Jubilee High School, Addlestone including 4 years as chair
• Executive MBA from London Business School

• Chartered Accountant with extensive experience of working in the public and private sector
• Specialist in finance and business transformation with 25+ years in strategy, delivery and operational process improvement
• Working as an international management consultant in multiple business areas including retail, healthcare, manufacturing and government
• Non-Executive Director in the NHS for 15 years including Audit and Finance Chair roles in South West London NHS

• Multi-academy Trust CEO, with experience of working in three different Trusts
• Over 20 years’ experience as a geography teacher and leader, particularly in complex schools with high levels of disadvantage
• Trustee of Speakers Trust, a charity giving young people the skills and confidence to use their voices

• Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience as both a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer in the financial services sector
• Over 10 years’ experience supporting schools in the special educational needs sector as a governor and trustee

• Extensive experience helping public sector organisations improve efficiency through business change transformation and digital technology to facilitate these changes
• Currently working with the NHS to leverage digital solutions to enable better health care
• Executive MBA from the London Business School and a PhD from Imperial College, London

• C-Suite Executive and HR professional within financial esrvices
• Senior executive coach and mentor 
• Vice-chair and chair of business committee of a Surrey maintained primary school 
• Experienced in sustainability and ESG

• Successfully led the Trust from 2 to 23 schools (plus a further 4 associate schools) and taken 10 schools out of category or requiring improvement to be good or outstanding

• An experienced and widely skilled senior leader with over 20 years of education management, strategic planning, business execution and people leadership gained in state education 

• Established AI in Education in 2023; a not for profit organisation focused on developing AI capacity and expertise in schools        

• Chair of Governors at Epsom College and experience of several non-executive roles across the education sector including mainstream schools and a pupil referral unit as well as leading key local authority strategies on equality, diversity and inclusion and post-COVID recovery with a particular focus on mental health and well-being

• Awarded an OBE for services to education in 2021

• Coach to senior executive and board level leaders and teams
• PhD research examined the challenges of senior leadership, how leaders adapt and how to develop the capacity to lead collectively
• Former Governor and Chair at a Trust primary school
• Corporate and consulting background, MSc Coaching and Development, EMCC accredited coach to Master Practitioner level

• A highly accomplished entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in media and advertising, combined with a strong track record of leadership across governance, community development and social impact

• Non-Executive Director for Surrey Police, the Abri Housing Group and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust contributing oversight in strategic planning and fostering positive community relationships

• Director of Black History Month South CIC, championing inclusivity, diversity and social justice through impactful events and initiatives

• Chief Operating Officer of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
• Experienced governor of maintained and private schools
• Inspector of independent schools
• Significant experience in strategic leadership, including the merging, founding and development of schools

• Headteacher of Limpsfield Grange, the UK’s only school specialising in educating autistic girls

• 18 years of experience in school leadership, strategic planning and people leadership, gained in the state special and mainstream education sectors

• Founding member of National Autism and Girls Forum and the National Association Advancing Autism Education

• Member Autism Champions (Oxon) Advisory Board