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.

	Chairperson – Dr Hazel Hagger Former Director of Professional Studies, Oxford University Department of Education
	Deputy – Dr Áine Lawlor Former CEO, Teaching Council Ireland
	Deputy – Professor Olwen McNamara Professor of Teacher Education, University of Manchester
	Member – Dr Beth Dickson Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
	Member – Catherine Evans Assistant Director, Estyn
	Member – Tracy Jones Headteacher, Merllyn Primary School, Flintshire
	Member – Penny Lewis Former HM Inspector, Estyn
	Member – Sarah Lewis HM Inspector, Estyn
	Member – Gemma Long Head of Education Quality and Policy, University of Cambridge
	Member – Robert Newsome, OBE Former Head Teacher, Ysgol Bro Dinefwr
	Member – Richard Parsons Education Consultant
	Member – Anita Rees Former Acting Headteacher, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera