Strategy

To spearhead this initiative, the Strategy Panel was constituted as the strategic decision-making body to steer the initiative and ensure the beneficial implementation of AI in the education sector.

The Panel recognises that AI has the potential to dramatically improve the education landscape, but it also acknowledges the risks and challenges associated with it. The role of the Strategy Panel is to set the strategic direction that will optimise the realisation of the potential benefits and the mitigation of these risks.

Meet the panel members

Objectives

The Strategy Panel is charged with the responsibility of defining the overall purpose, strategy, and ethos of BEP. Its aim is to provide strategic leadership to the initiative, align its activities with the mission, and offer guidance on the work of the Practitioners Panel.

The Strategy Panel, in consultation with the Practitioners Panel will prioritise AI approaches that reduce workload, streamline approaches that support adaptive teaching and are to the benefit of the most vulnerable in education – including those with the least means, additional learning needs, and those from diverse backgrounds.

Scope

The Strategy Panel’s purview extends to strategic oversight and guidance. The panel will be guided by the Expert Panel and Political Advisers Panel to interpret global trends, forecast future developments, and guide the direction of BEP’s work in terms of its original mission and objectives. While the Panel is responsible for strategic oversight, it is not directly involved in the operational and tactical actions of the other panels under the Terms of Reference.

Meet the Panel

Jolande
Botha Smith
Headteacher
Tolworth Girls’ School and Sixth Form (Surrey, England)
Tim
Boyes
CEO
Birmingham Education Partnership (Birmingham, England)
John
Camp OBE
CEO
The Compass Partnership of Schools (London and Essex, England)
James
Dahl
Master
Wellington College (Berkshire, England)
Maria
Dawes
CEO
Schools Alliance for Excellence (Surrey, England)
Rebecca
Durose-Croft
VP, International Projects and Strategy
Westchester Education
Lucy
Elphinstone
Headmistress
Francis Holland School (London, England)
Gavin
Govinden
Headteacher
Furzefield Primary School (Surrey, England)
Anne
Johnstone
Principal
Ravenswood School for Girls (Sydney, Australia)
Julie
Kapsalis
Principal & CEO
NESCOT (Surrey, England)
Gill
Kemp
CEO
University Schools Trust, Tower Hamlets (London, England)
Jane
Lunnon
Head
Alleyn’s School (London, England)
Robin
Macpherson
Head of College
Robert Gordon’s College (Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
James
Page
CEO
Haringey Education Partnership (London, England)
Helen
Pike
Master
Magdalen College School (Oxfordshire, England)
Rob
Robson
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ASCL Trust Leadership Consultant (Leicester, England)
Tom
Rogerson
Headmaster
Cottesmore School
Alex
Russell OBE
CEO
Bourne Education Trust (Chair)
Sir Anthony
Seldon
Head
Epsom College (Chair)
Emily
Verow
CEO
Three Spires Trust
Bill
Watkin
Chief Executive
Sixth Form Colleges Association

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