The Executive
ISA’s Executive Council comprises approximately 30 ISA Member Heads and Honorary Members, meeting regularly to consider the issues that most affect independent education, as well as how we can improve the services that we provide for our Members and the wider educational community. Members of ISA’s Executive Council represent our constituency as elected councillors, vice-presidents, honorary officers and co-ordinators elected at Area level. All are elected to serve as directors and trustees, supporting the Association and its Members through additional committee representation in areas such as education policy, finance and inspections.
The committee meeting dates for 2020-21 are available on request.
Each year, ISA Members can put themselves forward for election to the Executive Council, as elected councillors. The process and deadlines are circulated to all Members each year. Click here for summary details on the nominations process.
The Independent Schools Association Executive Council as of 1 September 2020 is made up of the following:
Honorary Officers
ISA Chair Sep 2020- Aug 2021 | Jeff Shaw | Scarisbrick Hall School |
Vice Chair | John Southworth | Principal, MPW, London |
Vice Chair | Claire Osborn | Principal, Oak-Tree Schools |
Vice Presidents
Term of Office (as ISA VP) | |
Sarah Lockyer | Sep 2020 – Aug 2025 |
Neil Roskilly | Sep 2020 – Aug 2025 |
Richard Walden | Sep 2019 – Aug 2024 |
Barry Huggett OBE | Sep 2018 – Aug 2023 |
Angela Culley | Sep 2017 – Aug 2022 |
Elective Councillors
Name | School Name | Elected |
Adrian Blake | Arts Educational Schools | 2020 |
Liz Brown | New School, Exeter | 2020 |
Helen Chalmers | Hemdean House School | 2019 |
Natasha Dangerfield | Westonbirt School | 2020 |
Penny Ford | Burton Hathow School | 2018 |
Andrew Hampton | Thorpe Hall School | 2019 |
Pam Hutley | Hollygirt School | 2018 |
Stephen McKernan | St Edward’s Prep School | 2019 |
Dominic Price | Merton Court Prep School | 2020 |
Claudette Salmon | Leicester Prep School | 2020 |
Helen Stanton-Tonner | Lyonsdown School | 2020 |
Craig Wardle | Cleve House School | 2018 |
James Wilding | Claires Court | 2018 |
Tracey Wilson | St John’s Priory School | 2019 |
Area Coordinators
Area | Area Coordinator | School Name | Contact Number |
East Anglia | Pauline Wilson | Ursuline Preparatory School | 01277 227152 |
London North | Dan Sayers | St Hilda’s, Harpenden | 01582 712307 |
London South | Phil Soutar | Rosemead Prep | 020 8670 5865 |
London West | Jonathan Hetherington | More House School | 01252 792303 |
Midlands | David Preston | Arnold Lodge School | 01332 557130 |
North | Jeremy Duke | Highfield Priory School | 01772 709624 |
South West | Dionne Seagrove | Torwood House School | 0117 973 6620 |