Following an extensive search for a board member with farming experience, the Cornish Mutual have appointed Bridget Whell, who farms at Leyonne near Fowey. She is a former Cornwall NFU Chair and farms with her husband and two daughters with a herd of 450 cows.
Edward Wild summarises some of the highlights of our upcoming publication, Leading Education:
Leading Education: Upcoming Publication to Celebrate a Century of Education Secretaries
Our think tank, Wild Research, will be launching its 35th publication, in partnership with Cairneagle. The publication will include essays by 14 leading academics, education leaders and politicians on a selection of politicians who have led the Department for Education and its predecessor departments since 1925 to the present day. From Eustace Percy to Michael Gove, the report includes a wide range of politicians, each of whom made a distinct contribution to education policy and legislation through a century of history.
The report will be launched on 11 November and available to download from our website.
Edward Wild writes for Schools Management Plus on Education Governance
Wild Search has a well established interest in education governance, the subject our think tank’s first ever report in 2011 and a theme to which we have returned in subsequent publications. Our founder Edward Wild reflects on some of the challenges in this article:
To download any of our reports on this and other themes please visit: https://www.wildsearch.org/research-education
Primera BID Leaders Appointed to CDA and Hatton Garden
Wild Search have advised a number of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) on key appointments, most recently working for the Central District Alliance, part of the Primera group of BIDs and Hatton Garden BID.
We wish Sam and Alex all success in their new roles:
https://www.centraldistrictalliance.com/cda-welcomes-new-deputy-chief-executive/
https://www.hatton-garden.london/news-and-events/hatton-garden-bid-welcomes-new-bid-director-
Synergies for Success: Making Education Groups Work
We are delighted to announce the publication of our 34th report, Synergies for Success, which considers the benefits and opportunities in education for being part of a group. Drawing a wide range of organisations and educational charities and businesses, the report includes interviews with BrandEd founder Michael Chung and Oxford International Education Group CEO Lil Bremermann-Richard. Dr Nigel Genders CBE, MAT CEOS Ian Young and Liz West and Professor Maurits van Rooijen share their experiences of expanding groups within a region, nationally and globally and Antony Spencer explores the growth of Mill Hill, one of a growing number of independent schools which has merged with other schools. VTCT Skills Deputy CEO Ashley Barnes shares the educational journey of the technical and vocational exam board.
Editors Amy Wevill and Edward Wild commented:
“This report is the third we have published on the theme of education groups but provides the most varied range of perspectives and insights on the subject. All contributors explore their journeys and those of the organisations they have led, and in a number of cases, established. We are immensely grateful to them for to their time and to VTCT Skills who have supported the project. We hope it will be widely enjoyed and inspired others to establish or grow their own groups.”
Please click here to download the report and access Wild Research’s previous publications.