Team member
Simon Lockwood
NPQEL Lead Facilitator
Simon has worked in Education for 40 years as a teacher, leader and local authority school improvement adviser and head of service. His work is focused on teacher development and effective leadership development. He is an expert facilitator of adult and professional learning, with wide experience in delivering programmes from ITT to NPQH. He is heavily involved in historical re-enactment, particularly of the Napoleonic era.
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...