Eileen Barnes-Vachell
Lead Advisor, Gabbitas Education
Eileen has over 35 years experience of leading transformational change in the education systems in the UK and internationally. Her in depth understanding of sustainable school improvement is exceptional and has been drawn from her experience as a headteacher, local authority leader, policy adviser and consultant. She has devised and delivered a number of ground-breaking educational policies such as the English National Strategies and London Challenge. Her work as a class teacher, headteacher, adviser, and inspector has given her a broad range of experience and expertise in improving schools and changing systems and she has put this knowledge to good use when leading school improvement and other services within local authorities.
Eileen is able to work at all levels in the system from schools and colleges to national governments and is able to apply her knowledge and experience to strategic planning, project management and delivery. She has been involved in a number of international educational programmes such as developing a national training programme for school improvement advisers in Wales, curriculum design and leadership development in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Eileen is a member of ICSEI (the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement) and regularly presents papers at their annual conference.
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