Clare Allen
NGA Consultant
Clare has been a school governor and trustee for 26 years. In the maintained sector she has served as a staff, parent and co-opted governor. She is currently chair of an Outstanding primary school in Leicestershire and is excited to be exploring innovative federation arrangements across settings in her locality. Clare is a trustee in a large MAT and is lead for education and standards.
A former Headteacher, Clare is now a consultant specialising in school leadership and governance. She provides governance reviews, develops and delivers governor training and is an adviser for headteacher and CEO performance management. She recently chaired an interim executive board securing strong headteacher recruitment and positive transfer of a single school into a MAT.
Clare is passionate about developing values focused governance that blends effective governor training and development with positive team building – helping leaders and boards develop strategy based on shared values and exemplary practice.