Only two per cent of people who currently work in early years are male. Do you think there should be more effort to increase the numbers of men working in childcare and early years?
Our Trustees are responsible for overseeing the organisation’s development. Daycare Trust is a vibrant and fast-changing national charity and the Trustees play an important role in developing and supporting its work. They meet four-five times a year at Daycare Trust’s offices.
We aim for our Board of Trustees to be representative of childcare’s many different stakeholders.
We are currently recruiting for the Chair of our Trustee Board.
The successful candidate must be committed to the mission and values of Daycare Trust and have experience of leading a non-profit organisation. We are seeking candidates with political savvy, strategic agility and an ability to build and manage alliances. In addition, specific skills, knowledge or experience in any of the following areas would be an asset: academic (non childcare), local government, corporate governance, fundraising, diversity and customer focus.
Further information and details of how to apply.
Clem is Director of Policy and Research and Deputy Director at the Family and Parenting Institute. She is a social policy analyst who has specialised in investigating the relationship between the state and the family. She has a particular interest in human and children’s rights and has assessed the Government’s family policy from a social rights perspective. She also serves on government and academic advisory committees concerned with family policy.
Consultant in children's services and community development. A director and partner of SmithMartin Partnership LLP, a consultancy organisation delivering a range of projects in regeneration areas. Sue qualified as a teacher, working throughout primary schools and became a headteacher in a rural school. She worked in childcare development, enabling many projects to be created with a special regard for children and families on the margins of society.
Newly appointed trustee of Daycare Trust. June is currently the Chief Executive of London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), which is a registered charity that provides childcare services to families, agencies and employers in Westminster. Before working for WCS, June spent 20 years working with children and families in various roles for the Education, Social Services and Health sectors. June is a qualified social worker and psychiatric nurse. She is very passionate about the services offered to children and their families and trains, researches and writes about its development and management.
Martin retired from the post of Chief Executive of London Councils (formerly the Association of London Government) in April 2007 after nearly 10 years in post. He worked in local government for 39 years. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Martin’s other appointments are: Chairman of the London Regional Council of the Prince’s Trust; Chair of the London Sustainability Exchange; and Director of Film London.
Kate is currently a Director at Mandate, one of the UK's leading public affairs and PR consultancies. She has direct responsibility for Mandate's marketing and external profile, which includes everything from advertising to the website, promotional materials, events, sponsorship, awards and any specific new business initiatives. Mandate is also part of the Engine Group, an independent group of 12 companies with expertise across the marketing and communications spectrum.
Chair of Daycare Trust's trustee board. Rita is also Vice Chair of Relate and a trustee of Family Rights Group. She is also a Board Member of Childcare, a company which grew from North Tyneside Council’s highly successful Childcare Enterprise. Rita spent many years in Local Government as an elected Councillor and for 10 years led on childcare issues for the AMA/LGA, developing policy, lobbying government and contributing to government thinking, both formally and informally, in discussion with ministers and officials and retains an extensive network of contacts.
Ruth is Deputy Editor of Nursery World, the leading professional magazine for everyone involved in the care and education of young children. She joined the title in 1997 as Features Editor and since then has also edited a range of Nursery World supplements, including Nursery Topics, Nursery Business and Nursery Equipment. Ruth has worked in journalism for over 20 years, covering a variety of sectors including the capital markets and primary care. After graduating from a MA in History, from University of Aberdeen, she worked abroad for over five years, teaching English as a foreign language and then as a book editor in Singapore.
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