Sir Robert Dowling

Sir Robert Dowling has extensive experience as a Headteacher in Birmingham where he worked for more than 32 years until he retired in 2011 for the 3rd time! He founded Selly Oak Special School in Birmingham, which became the biggest of its kind in Europe and a leading centre for teaching dyslexic children. He brings extensive experience of secondary education to the Trust. 

Dr Elspeth Insch OBE

Elspeth Insch has taught in comprehensive, independent and grammar schools and for twenty three years was Head of King Edward VI Handsworth School. She has been awarded a Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust for Exploration and Adventure, an OBE for Services to Education and an Honorary D Sc. She was appointed Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society and has served as a governor of Aston University and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.

Dr Marion Gibbon