Nick Hurn OBE
Nick was appointed as Head Teacher at Cardinal Hume Catholic School in Gateshead in 2005 and became CEO of The Trinity Catholic MAT in 2017 which was reformed into the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust in 2019. BWCET currently has 47 schools in its Trust but is planned to expand to 48 members this year. Nick not only understands the challenges and pressures that today’s school leadership teams face, he is also committed to helping them overcome them.
Nick believes in unlocking the potential of every individual and every school he is involved with, improving standards, and creating opportunities. He is an entrepreneur and innovator. He is a founder member and Chairman of Education Mutual, (a staff absence cover service), School’s Mutual Services (a recruitment and staff supply service) and Education Commercial Services (a school procurement service).
Nick helped form these companies in an effort to provide a better service for schools in these areas and to try and keep public funds in the education system. Nick was also an elected member of the Head Teacher Advisory Board for the RSC of the North between 2014 and 2021. He was appointed by Rt Hon Damian Hinds to the Opportunities North East Strategic Board in December 2018 and was also asked to serve on the Opportunity North East sub-board by Lord Agnew in January 2019. Since 2015 he has worked closely with the DfE and Teacher Regulation Agency as part of the selection team responsible for the appointment of TRA panel members and advising TRA with regards to recruitment and processes.
Nick was also appointed as a Premier League Education Adviser in 2017 charged with inspecting and monitoring Category 1 Football Academies focussing on their education provision. He was awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to education.