Executive

The ISA Executive Council comprises up to 27 elected ISA Members 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. All are elected to serve as Trustees of the charity.
 

Honorary Officers

ISA Chair Sep 2025-Aug 26  Jonathan Hetherington  More House School
Vice Chair  Sue Knox  Duke of Kent School
Vice Chair  Natasha Dangerfield  Westonbirt School 

 

The full Executive Council as of September 2025 is made up of the following Trustees, plus ISA secretariat:

For contact details of an individual Trustee, just click on their name. (You need to be logged in to the website.)

Sue Knox

Amanda Campbell

Jeremy Duke

Rebecca Harrison

Dominic Price

Graham Spawforth

Pauline Wilson

Emma Bell

David Brown

Matthew Burke

Allan Cairns

Francesca Ellsmoor

Irfan Latif

Geraldine Maidment

Victoria Playford

David Preston

Kevin Samson

Jeff Shaw

James Wilding

Stefan Anderson

Andrew Hampton

Stuart Nicholson

Rudi Eliott Lockhart

Peter Woodroffe

Karen Goddard

Helen Stanton-Tonner

The committee meeting dates for 2025-26 are available on request.

Executive Council is made up of the following Trustees. All are elected positions.

  • 3 Honorary Officers
  • 7 Area Coordinators
  • 14 Elective Councillors
  • 3 Independent Trustees

Each year, ISA Members can put themselves forward for election to the Executive Council. The process and deadlines are circulated to all Members each year.

Click here for a summary of the nomination and election processes