Mark Dawe

Mark has been a trustee with the Boreham Wood Community Trust since its formation in XXXX, bringing a wealth of experience within higher and further education to the board of trustees.

Mark is the current Chief Executive of The Skills Network. Previously, Mark was the Chief Executive of AELP, the exam board OCR and Principal of Oaklands College. Mark has a wealth of experience across a broad spectrum in the education field having also been Deputy Director, FE Strategy at the Department of Education and Skills and before that as Deputy Director, Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit after joining the department in 2003. He has been a governor of primary schools, secondary academy, and a further education college, board member of UfI Voctech trust and AELP, as well as a range of other board positions and government led advisory boards. He is currently on the Board of WorldSkills UK and Hills Road Sixth Form College.

Having read Economics at Cambridge University before qualifying as a chartered accountant at KPMG, Mark joined Canterbury College, becoming Head of Corporate Services in 1994. In 2000, he helped set up eGS, an e-procurement provider to the FE and public sector.

He gets his grit and resilience from supporting Boreham Wood and Plymouth Argyle, cycling and four children. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Further Education, a freeman and masters award winner of the Worshipful Company of Educators, as well as a member of the All Souls Group.