Senior Management Team

NCB is managed by Chief Executive Paul Ennals, with the support of the Senior Management Team (SMT).

SMT's remit is to ensure the effective management and operation of NCB. Each Director contributes to the corporate and strategic operation of NCB and has responsibility for managing their own departments and ensuring all activities fit strategic business priorities for the organisation.

Dr Hilary Emery, Chief Executive

Dr Hilary Emery took up the post of Chief Executive on 1st August 2011.

Hilary has extensive experience in the education sector during which she has taught in schools and universities and worked in policy roles across a number of national bodies including the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the Department for Education.

Hilary has undertaken research and written on a range of education topics including assessment, leadership, teaching and learning (pedagogy) and teacher education.

Hilary is a research fellow of the Department of Education, University of Oxford and is a Fellow of the College of Teachers.

Barbara Hearn OBE, Deputy Chief Executive

Barbara heads up NCB’s Policy, Research and Information Department with additional responsibility for Northern Ireland, communications and the involvement of children and young people. She manages Clare Quarrell (communications); Ivana La Valle (NCB Research); Zoe Renton (NCB’s Policy Unit); Mandy Douglas (involvement and participation teams) and Celine McStravick (NCB Northern Ireland).

Barbara has a background in social work practice, organisation development and business management.

Sue Owen, Director, Practice Improvement

Sue is Director of Practice Improvement Department at NCB, which promotes the health and well-being of all children and young people. Previously Sue was director of the Early Childhood Unit.

Michael Chuter, Director, Organisational Support

Michael heads up NCB’s Organisational Support Department and has spent most of his working life in the commercial retail and consumer sectors.

Prior to joining NCB Michael was Head of Finance and Enterprise at the Foyer Federation and was the Chair of NHS Greenwich. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors.

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