Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union

Sir Kevan Collins

Biography

Sir Kevan Collins is the lead non-executive board member at the Department for Education. He joined the DfE board in July 2024.

He is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and HG Foundation. He is also:

• Vice Chairman for Learning by Questions
• an Education Advisor to the Attwood Education Foundation
• an Education Advisor to the South Australia Government Education Innovation Council
• Non-executive director of Goodstart Early Learning, Australia

Sir Kevan was previously the Chief Executive of the EEF and Tower Hamlets Council, starting his career as a schoolteacher.

He is a visiting Professor at UCL Institute of Education and was knighted in 2015 for his services to education.

Lead non-executive board member and non-executive board member with responsibility for the Union

Department for Education