Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees (2025/26)

The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for directing and governing the Society. It normally meets four times per annum. There are twelve Trustees, comprising five Elected Officers, two Additional Elected Trustees, the JOPE Editor and four Co-opted Trustees. The five Elected Officers are the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Conference Chair. The four Co-opted Trustees are the Chairs of the Grants, Development, Communications and Inclusion Committees.

 

Bob Davis

Chair
Bob Davis, University of Glasgow

Janet Orchard

Vice-Chair
Janet Orchard
University of Bristol

Michael Hand

Secretary
Michael Hand
University of Birmingham

Richard Davies

Treasurer
Richard Davies, University of Central Lancashire

Laura D'Olimpio

Conference Chair
Laura D’Olimpio
University of Birmingham

David Bakhurst

Editor of the Journal of Philosophy of Education
David Bakhurst
Queens University, Canada

Andrea English

Additional Elected Trustee
Andrea English
University of Edinburgh

Alison Brady

Additional Elected Trustee
Alison Brady
UCL

Joris Vliege

Joris Vlieghe
Grants Committee Chair

Áine Mahon

Áine Mahon
Development Committee Chair

Alex Nikolaidis
Communications Committee Chair

Oli Belas

Oli Belas
Inclusion Committee Chair