Caroline had a distinguished career in the UK Civil Service prior to joining BESA in 2012, leading communications teams at the Department for Education, Ofsted, Partnerships for Schools, Cabinet Office, and the Department of Trade and Industry.
Caroline is actively involved in various government and sector advisory boards and has received numerous accolades, including Education Investor’s ‘Outstanding Contribution to Education’ award. Caroline is a frequent contributor to charitable educational activities, reflecting her commitment to the education sector. Her currently voluntary work and advisory roles include school governorship at Bishop Stopfords School, the Open University & University of Lincoln’s Protecting Girls from Online Harm research project, Oxford Internet Institute’s ‘Towards equity-focused approaches to EdTech research project, the Government’s International Education Sector Advisory Group and the DfE’s Content Store Expert Advisory Panel.
When not involved in BESA activities Caroline can be mostly be found walking her chocolate Labrador, Rufus.