Ben is a CIPP/E qualified Data Protection professional, acts as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) for schools, has led training across several regional networks, and participated in national panel events focused on data protection in schools.

Ben has worked across the Further Education and Secondary sectors including quality, training, systems, and project management roles, as both a middle and senior leader. He has worked on cross-college projects implementing and embedding quality and performance management systems including training middle and senior leaders on operational and strategic quality management. As a school senior leader, he oversaw the startup of a brand new sixth form as well as delivered a key role in taking a school out of Special Measures. His strategic leadership also drove improvements in pupil progress from below floor target to national average at Post-16. Ben has experience leading on educational technology as well as whole school careers strategy including embedded curriculum mapping and industry links. He applies his Prince2 Practitioner experience to these roles.

Ben is also still actively involved in working with young people through his commission in the Army Cadet Force as a Captain and his role as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition assessor.

He is experienced in the GDPR and data protection, undertaking DPO work and staff training.