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.)
More House School | Headmaster | Chair
Duke of Kent School | Head | Vice Chair
Westonbirt School | Head | Vice Chair
Avon House Preparatory School | Head | Area Coordinator
Highfield Priory School | Head | Area Coordinator
St Dominic's Priory School | Head teacher | Area Coordinator
Merton Court Preparatory School | Proprietor/Head | Area Coordinator
Avondale Preparatory School | Headmaster | Area Coordinator
Ditcham Park School | Head | Area Coordinator
Ursuline Preparatory School | Head Teacher | Area Coordinator
St James Senior Girls' School | Head | Elective Councillor
Weston Green Preparatory School | Head Teacher | Elective Councillor
Beaulieu Convent School | Principal | Elective Councillor
Egerton-Rothesay School | Headmaster | Elective Councillor
Auckland College Independent School | Executive Headteacher | Elective Councillor
Royal Hospital School | Headmaster | Elective Councillor
Annemount School | Head | Elective Councillor
Wetherby Kensington | Elective Councillor
Arnold Lodge School | Executive Head | Elective Councillor
Buckswood School | Principal | Elective Councillor
Scarisbrick Hall School | Headmaster | Elective Councillor
Claires Court | Principal / Bursar | Elective Councillor
Principal | Independent Trustee
Girls On Board Ltd | Exhibitor | Independent Trustee
Lumiar Stowford | Independent Trustee | Independent Trustee
ISA | Chief Executive Officer | ISA HQ secretariat
ISA | Deputy CEO | ISA HQ secretariat
ISA | Office Manager | ISA HQ secretariat
ISA | Director of Education and Inclusion | ISA HQ secretariat
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
