Who we are
Staff
Ty Goddard - Director
Ty Goddard has responsibility for leading the BCSE, for setting the long term vision of the organisation and for the development and implementation of strategy.
Ty previously worked as Managing Director of School Works, an organisation aiming to build better schools through consultation and participation by bringing together the best in the building industry with the best in education.
Before working at School Works, Ty was Community Strategic Manager at Brighton and Hove City Council's Schools. He has also acted as an advisor to the DfES on Extended Schools and co-location of services.
In 1998, Ty was elected to Lambeth Council and became Chair of Education, later combining this with a role in Social Services. Ty has worked as the UK and European Political Advisor for the NSPCC, lobbying around child protection issues, particularly during the passage of the Sex Offenders Bill. He has also worked as the National Campaigns Co-ordinator for SCOPE. During his career, Ty has also spoken at national conferences for a range of bodies including the DfES, 4 Children, Sure Start and BURA.
Contact Ty- ty@bcse.uk.net
Ian Fordham - Deputy Director
Ian is responsible for leading the operations, research, new project and business development of the BCSE and for external relations.
Ian's background is in education and children's services and joins the BCSE with a vast array of experience in policy development and implementation at a national level.
Previously, Ian was head of policy for the extended schools charity ContinYou, training manager for the after school charity Education Extra and development director for an educational thinktank.
He has also worked for the Charity Commission, is a qualified teacher and for the past 3 years has run his own consultancy with clients including the National College for School Leadership. He is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and Manchester Metropolitan University.
Contact Ian - ian@bcse.uk.net
Beth Gladstone- Head of Events (on maternity leave)
Beth is responsible for leading the BCSE events programme, including high profile conferences, awards, study tours and international events.
Previously Beth worked at School Works running participatory processes, particularly for Local Education Authorities involved in BSF, and developing the organisation's consultancy services. Her background includes teaching, project management in the public sector and regeneration consultancy.
She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in Hispanic Studies and has spent three years working in Granada and Barcelona.
Contact Beth- beth@bcse.uk.net
Jenny Thomas - Head of Research and Policy
Jenny is responsible for leading and developing the research and policy work of the BCSE.
Previously, Jenny worked for Ryder Architecture, where she was director of research. She has worked on a wide range of educational design projects, including working directly with schools on the development of design briefs.
She was part of the expert panel which developed the post-occupancy evaluation guide for the British Council of Offices, and is currently studying for a PhD in workplace evaluations and the how an environment impacts on people who use it.
Contact Jenny - jenny@bcse.uk.net
Georgina Garforth - Operations Manager
Georgina provides support to BCSE's projects, events and membership.
Georgina joined BCSE in May 2008. Previously, she worked in adoption and also for an audio/educational charity. She graduated in 2005 from the University of Reading with a BA in Linguistics.
Contact Georgina - georgina@bcse.uk.net