We are delighted to welcome Philip Wood to the Trust Board from 6th December 2022.  Philip brings a wealth of experience to the Trust as you will see from his pen-portrait below: 

 

Philip is a solicitor specialising in education law at Browne Jacobson LLP. He has over ten years of experience in advising a range of institutions including schools, academies, local authorities, and universities. He works with a huge variety of education institutions, from the largest trusts in the Country to single schools, and that variety means that he is able to provide learning and experience from one to the other. Philip was previously the advice manager for the National Governance Association, advising and training schools on everything from exclusions to strategic thinking. As part of his role at NGA, he was part of the group that developed various editions of the Academy Trust Handbook and the DfE’s admissions working group that looked at changes to the Admissions Code. He seeks to bring this knowledge and experience with him in exercising his role within the Trust.