My name is Neil Lawson and I have been a trustee with PCLC for a number of years, having previously been a governor with Passmores.

I have spent my working life in the Civil Service, joining the Department for Education (DfE) from the Employment Service in 1999. My experience with DfE includes working on school admissions, production and publication of school performance data, leading on curriculum policy, programme and contract management for programmes such as Holocaust education. As a mature student, I obtained an MA in Education Policy Studies.

As a parent of children who attended Harlow schools, including Passmores, I support the Passmores Cooperative Learning Community’s aim to be a multi-academy trust which serves its local community.