Bursar’s Review ISBA Annual Conference 2019

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS 24 Education, University College of London and an honorary professor at Warwick University. As a former regulator of one of the world’s largest national systems, he is often in demand not only as a business leader but also as a governmental adviser. He ‘brokered’ the entry of North London Collegiate School into the Middle East and Singapore and helped Riverston School start up a special education branch in Dubai. He has recently completed work on ‘affordable schools’ in Ghana, India, Kenya, the Phillipines and South Africa. Panel Nalini Cook Nalini Cook was ISC’s head of research for the Middle East for three years before relocating to the UK and taking on a more strategic role as schools relations manager. Nalini has a wealth of knowledge on the international schools market and now advises schools, school groups, investors and developers on the research necessary to support new developments. She also facilitates the partnerships between schools and investors. Nalini has recently been appointed head of European research at ISC Research in addition to her role as schools relations manager. Doug Locke Doug leads VWV’s education commercial team, which includes a very busy team of data protection lawyers. He advises on the protection and exploitation of schools’ intellectual property (including, in particular, the establishment of overseas operations) and on their commercial contracts. According to Chambers & Partners, Doug’s team is ‘excellent – they are knowledgeable and their advice is concise and easy to understand’, and Doug himself is ‘deeply impressive – his advice is very sound and most constructive’. Ian McIntyre Ian is the international development director at Rugby School. Following an 18-year teaching career in the UK independent school sector, including two headships, he spent the past eight years leading the development of Brighton College's four international sister schools before moving to Rugby in February this year. Ian is responsible for delivering Rugby's international strategy and the development of its international sister schools around the world. He oversees Rugby’s international partnership relations and the pre-opening and delivery phases of each new school. With Rugby's senior leadership, he manages the planning, development and implementation of all educational, staffing and operational aspects of each new school, including Rugby’s quality assurance programme. Ian's job has taken him all over the world and he has extensive knowledge of the international schools market and its opportunities and challenges for UK independent schools. A4 15.45 – 16.45 SMALLER SCHOOLS – PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES Christopher King, chair Christopher is chief executive of IAPS, a post he took up in September 2018. Prior to that he was headmaster and chief executive of Leicester Grammar School Trust since June 2001. Leicester Grammar School is an academically selective, HMC co-educational day school with 1,430 pupils. He was chairman of HMC 2015/16 and unusually, again in 2017/18. HMC is the association of the leading independent senior schools in the UK. Prior to this, he was chairman of the HMC Professional Development Committee 2009/14 and was an HMC full board member from 2006 to 2018. In these roles, he has delivered numerous courses to senior leaders on a wide range of professional topics, written for many national publications and commented on educational matters in various forms of media. He is a director of the ISC Board and a member of the Leicester University Council. He was previously an East Midlands ‘Business Champion’ when he helped to create a new school for autistic children. Penny Chapman Penny heads up the education group at Bircham Dyson Bell and has a wealth of experience advising independent schools and other charitable education institutions on all aspects of governance, constitutional and regulatory matters. She is ranked in Chambers for her excellence in charities and regularly contributes to publications in the education sector, including Funding for Independent Schools. She is a governor of an independent school. Charles Gillow Charles Gillow has been a bursar for 11 years, latterly at Twyford School, near Winchester, a co-educational day and boarding prep school with more than 400 pupils, and formerly at Bearwood College, near Reading. His earlier career included 12 years in the City and 16 years in the Royal Air Force. He is a governor of a co-educational day school with more than 500 children aged three-16. Julie Robinson Julie was head of Ardingly College Junior School and then Vinehall School in Sussex before becoming education and training director for the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools. She served on the Standing Group of Teachers Associations and the Independent Schools Examination Board. Julie chaired the Independent Schools Council’s Cross Association Leadership group and serves on the School Partnerships Oversight Board for the DfE promoting partnership work. In 2015, Julie became general secretary of the Independent Schools Council (ISC), representing schools www.theisba.org.uk