Team member
Sandra Matthews
Personal Tutor and Assessor
Sandra has worked for Best Practice as a personal tutor and assessor on the EYITT programme for 10 years. She has been involved in early education and childcare for over 20 years, starting out as a childminder. She co-owns, manages and works full time in her preschool setting. She is particularly interested in international early education. Outside of work she enjoys dog walking and watching football.
Simon Little
Managing Director
Simon joined Best Practice Network as Managing Director in 2019, already having 20+ years of experie...
Chris Garcia
Quality Director & Safeguarding Lead
As the Quality Director & Safeguarding Lead at BPN, Chris is our Ofsted inspection nominee for our A...
Chris Ludlow
Director of Partnerships
Chris is responsible for the growth of our school / setting partnerships, helping extend delivery of...
Dean Boyce
CPD & Accreditation Director
Dean oversees a range of BPN CPD programmes including NASENCO, HLTA, DSBM and Apprenticeship End-Poi...
Joanna Hawkins
Operations Director
Joanna has over 15 years’ experience working in education. As Operations Director, she is responsi...
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Kelly McKay
Early Career Framework Director
Kelly is delighted to be leading the Early Career Development Programme for Best Practice Network an...
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Michelle Brew
Sales Director
Michelle Joined BPN in 2021 with previous education sales and customer success experience within App...
Neil Gillard
Finance Director
Neil is a qualified accountant with over 25 years’ experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams...
Sian Marsh
Early Years and ITT Director
Sian has specialised in early years education for over 20 years. She is experienced in developing bl...
Tracy Clement
Apprenticeships Director
Tracy is passionate about apprenticeships and the opportunities they bring for new and existing staf...
Will Rogers
NPQ Director
Will has taken pride in serving as the Programme Director of National Professional Qualifications at...