Ian Wilson
NGA Consultant
Ian has been an NGA consultant since 2019, working with schools and trusts across the maintained sector, including primary, secondary, and special schools. He undertakes governance reviews, delivers training and development programmes, and acts as an external adviser on headteacher and CEO performance management.
He has served as a governor of a maintained special school and is currently chair of trustees of a medium-sized multi-academy trust. Ian has also supported more than 70 headteacher and CEO appointments and provides coaching for new and aspiring MAT CEOs.
His previous roles include secondary headteacher, Ofsted inspector, and principal consultant for school improvement in a large local authority. Ian is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to education.