Bedfordshire Schools Trust
To grow the BEST in everyone
Bedfordshire Schools Trust
To grow the BEST in everyone
Welcome from the CEO
Thank you for your interest in this role.
My name is Dr Alan Lee. As CEO, it is my great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST).
It is our aim is to grow the BEST in everyone. We always put children first and nurture talent through our high and aligned autonomy, high accountability approach.
BEST schools strive to deliver great outcomes and offer extensive curricular and extracurricular opportunities.
We do this through a shared belief in high expectations, hard work and community-based provision.
Our schools work together to add value and continually compete to improve. This learning community is both enhanced and enriched by the work of the BEST Education Services and School Improvement Team, which is led by Alison Wilshaw, Director of Education and NLE.
Under the leadership of Mark Liddiard, Chief Operating Officer, an extensive and expert shared services provision is in place. Quality and cost savings are delivered through our collective efficiency approach. Such services include, but are not restricted to:
- Governance
- Finance (led by Chief Financial Officer, Kim Rowe)
- Legal
- Quality Assurance (including Safeguarding)
- Estates Management (including Health and Safety)
- IT
- Communications
BEST believes that Principals, supported and challenged by their Local Committees of the Board, should lead their schools and fully reap trust freedoms and benefits. We empower Principals to make decisions and determine practice, in a low threat, high challenge environment. All processes are clear, simple and universally understood.
In always putting children first, our reference point question is "how do our activities improve outcomes for pupils and enable them to go on and succeed in life?"
We are looking for someone who shares this ethos to join us in this key leadership role.
I welcome and encourage you to contact any of our nurseries, schools or school/shared services and pose this question. You will be impressed by the answers.
With every best wish,
Dr Alan Lee
Chief Executive Officer and National Leader of Education
