Governing Board

Mark has worked in education for 30 years. Prior to joining Inspired as UK Education Director in September 2023, Mark was Headmaster of Wetherby School Notting Hill for 15 years, and Deputy Head for 2. With extensive experience in all aspects of academic, pastoral and co-curricular provision, Mark was also Executive Headmaster of Wetherby School Kensington from September 2022 until April 2023.

Mark Snell, Chair of Governors & UK Education Director, Inspired Education Group

With over 25 years of experience, Kathleen brings a wealth of expertise in leading customer-centric organisations and driving business success to the role of CEO for the UK.

Kathleen was Commercial Director at John Lewis, where she led the transformation of customer propositions across home, fashion, beauty, and technology—helping to modernise one of the UK’s most trusted heritage brands. Her career spans iconic global businesses, including L’Oréal, Accessorize, and the fashion start-up Stella & Dot, where she played a key role in scaling the business into one of Inc. 500’s fastest-growing companies.

Kathleen Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, UK, Inspired Education Group

Prior to joining Inspired as Global Education Director in January 2025, Mike was the Principal at Dubai College for 10 years during which time the school was recognised as the Best British International School in the World in 2019 and the Best British Curriculum School in the UAE in 2021.

In addition to headship, Mike served as a governor at St. Catherine's British International School in Athens, was co-Chair of the HMC Middle East division and the British Schools in Dubai, a member of both the HMC Membership committee and the GSA/HMC Universities committee and is Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and the Royal Society of Arts.

Mike Lambert, Global Education Director, Inspired Education Group

Jez is the Global Safeguarding Lead for Inspired and is based in London, UK. Jez was the Head of Safeguarding in Education for West Sussex County Council for six years. Before this position, he served as a senior detective with Sussex Police, leading the county's multi-agency safeguarding response hub. Jez has overseen many significant investigations and is a highly experienced safeguarding inspection and audit officer.

Jez Prior, Head of Safeguarding, Inspired Education Group

Graham was Chief Executive Officer of the Alpha Plus Group of schools from 2009-2014 and then became Deputy Chairman. Prior to that, he spent 40 years teaching in independent schools, the last 21 as a Headmaster in London. He retired from the Mastership of Dulwich College in August 2009. He is a former Chairman of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference and was President of the International Boys’ Schools’ Coalition for 3 years. A keen sportsman, he is a member of MCC. 

Graham Able