Sir Robert Burgess has been reappointed as a member of the
School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for a second
3-year term to end in November 2021.
Jeanne Watson has been reappointed for an additional 1-year
term to end in October 2018.
School Teachers’ Review Body
The STRB provides
independent advice to the government on pay and conditions
for teachers and school leaders in England and Wales.
Appointments process
The reappointments have been made in line with
the Governance Code on
public appointments.
Biographies
Sir Robert Burgess
Sir
Robert was the Vice Chancellor of the University
of Leicester until September 2014. He previously held a
number of roles at the University of Warwick, including
Senior Pro Vice Chancellor, Founding Director of the Centre
for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (a
cross faculty research centre), and Professor of Sociology.
He has had experience on several national committees,
including the Board of the British Library and the Higher
Education Academy Board. He is the Chair of GSM London’s
Governing Body (GSM London provide industry led vocational
business programmes) and Chair of the NatCen Social
Research Board. He was knighted in 2010 for services to
higher education locally and nationally.
Jeanne Watson
Jeanne Watson was
a secondary headteacher for 22 years. Her experience
includes 16 years as the headteacher of The Brooksbank
School in Calderdale, an 11 to 18 academy, as well as 2
positions as the Executive Headteacher in schools requiring
support. Jeanne has also worked as the Chair of Calderdale
Secondary Heads Association with responsibility for
school-to-school improvement, and she has extensive
experience of partnership working, headteacher training and
local authority management.
