Jackie Eason - Confederation of School Trusts (CST)
Jackie enjoys undertaking external reviews of governance and developing Trustee training as part of the CST professional consultancy team. She is currently the Programme Director for the CST Chairs Development Programme and part of the advisory group for the CST Professional Community supporting Trustees and Governance Leaders.
Jackie is currently Chair of the Leading Edge Academies Partnership, this is a growing multi-phase Trust with six schools. She also works closely with Local Authorities and the RDD to provide governance support in challenging situations.
She was awarded an MBE in the New Years’ Honours List 2022 for services to education.