Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, currently the Chief Executive of
Mudiad Meithrin, has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the
new professional learning and leadership body for the education
sector.
The professional learning and leadership body will come into
being from 1st September 2025, will lead the delivery
of professional learning to support practitioners, including
teaching assistants, teachers, senior leaders, headteachers and
school improvement advisors in maintained schools and Pupil
Referral Units in Wales along their career pathways.
Cabinet Secretary for Education, said:
“I am pleased to welcome Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies as the new
Chief Executive of the new professional learning and leadership
body. Gwenllian brings with her a wealth of experience and I look
forward to working together as we focus on improving professional
learning for our education sector.
“The professional learning and leadership body will provide a
high quality and nationally consistent approach to professional
learning across Wales and will include a focus on improving
literacy, numeracy and wellbeing, alongside long-term change
programmes including support for additional learning needs and
improving the teaching of Welsh in our English-medium schools.
“I would like to thank Tegwen Ellis for her contribution to
educational leadership over recent years, particularly in her
role as the Chief Executive of the National Academy for
Educational Leadership. Her dedication and vision have made a
lasting impact on the sector. The professional learning and
leadership body will incorporate some of the functions of the
National Academy for Educational Leadership alongside a wider
range of national professional learning opportunities.”
Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies said:
“Having spent 11 years in the Welsh-language early years,
childcare and play sector, I look forward to starting this
new role and making a tangible impact by working alongside the
education sector and delivering both local and national
priorities.”
