Adele Haysom MBE
NGA Consultant
Adele has been an NGA consultant since 2022, delivering governance reviews, training, and tailored development for boards and governance professionals. She has served on governing boards since 2004 across maintained schools, trusts, special schools, and faith settings, with many years as chair. She has also been appointed to interim boards, guiding them through periods of growth structural changes and mergers.
Alongside this, Adele is a qualified management accountant and company director, bringing strong strategic and financial insight to her governance work. She supports boards to strengthen leadership, embed effective practice, and develop confident, well-informed governance.
She believes effective governance is key to creating a culture of high expectations and ambition for all pupils, staff, and communities.