Meet the Board
The EWC delegates responsibility for accrediting ITE programmes to its ITE Accreditation Board (the Board).
The Board consists of twelve members, including the Chairperson and two deputies, all drawn from different fields of education.
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Chairperson – Dr Hazel Hagger Former Director of Professional Studies, Oxford University Department of Education |
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Deputy – Dr Áine Lawlor Former CEO, Teaching Council Ireland |
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Deputy – Professor Olwen McNamara Professor of Teacher Education, University of Manchester |
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Member – Dr Beth Dickson Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow |
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Member – Catherine Evans Assistant Director, Estyn |
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Member – Tracy Jones Headteacher, Merllyn Primary School, Flintshire |
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Member – Penny Lewis Former HM Inspector, Estyn |
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Member – Sarah Lewis HM Inspector, Estyn |
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Member – Gemma Long Head of Education Quality and Policy, University of Cambridge |
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Member – Robert Newsome, OBE Former Head Teacher, Ysgol Bro Dinefwr |
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Member – Richard Parsons Education Consultant |
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Member – Anita Rees Former Acting Headteacher, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera |