Kate Griffin MEd

MED

-Medicine:* Medicine * Medication, often used in the plural "meds"* Title of Medic, the first Physician degree in Argentina* Medical Extrication Device, a device for extricating an injured patient from an accident site, such as the Kendrick Extrication Device* Minimal Erythemal Dose, the minimum...

, BSc

BSC

BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...

, FRSA (born as Kathleen Fenwick, 15 March 1946, South Shields

South Shields

South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...

) was the President of the International Confederation of Principals

International Confederation of Principals

The International Confederation of Principals is a global association of school leadership organisations.ICP was founded in 1991, and operates through a council with up to three delegates from each member organisation. This meets three times in a two-year period...

 2006-2008 (the worldwide organisation of headteachers and school principals), and was the first British holder of the office.

Biography

Kate Griffin was educated at South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Girls (and for a short time at South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Boys in order to follow higher mathematical studies). She attended Leicester University (BSc & PGCE) where she was elected Vice President of the Students' Union. She also holds the degree of Master of Education from the University of Newcastle.

She was headteacher of Greenford High School

Greenford High School

Greenford High School is a mixed 11-19 secondary school with a comprehensive intake located in the London Borough of Ealing.-History:When it was built, in 1939, the then Greenford County School was a grammar school for boys and girls...

, a comprehensive school in west London

London

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, from September 1991 to December 2008 and is now an OFSTED

Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....

 inspector. She was appointed by the UK government to the board of the Learning and Skills Development Agency

Learning and Skills Development Agency

The Learning and Skills Development Agency was a publicly-funded body in the United Kingdom that supported further education in England. At the end of March 2006 its functions were divided into the Quality Improvement Agency and the Learning and Skills Network and its trading subsidiary, Inspire...

 and now sits on the board of its successor organisation, the Learning and Skills Network

Learning and Skills Network

LSN is an independent not-for-profit organisation in the United Kingdom. It provides consulting, outsourcing, research, technology and training services for learning and skills.-History:...

, which is a support and development organisation for post-14 education and training.

She is a director of PLP (Principals Leading Principals) an international consultancy for educational leadership development. She is also a board member of the Catholic Education Service

Catholic Education Service

The Catholic Education Service is an agency of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales and a member of the Bishops’ Department for Catholic Education and Formation. CESEW’s mission is to promote and support Catholic education...

, the educational agency of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales

Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.-About:...

, and is a trustee of WorldWide Volunteering

WorldWide Volunteering

WorldWide Volunteering provides a ‘search and match’ database of volunteer organisations and placements throughout the UK and in a large number of countries worldwide....

. From 2002 to 2003 she was president of the Association of School and College Leaders

Association of School and College Leaders

The Association of School and College Leaders , formerly the Secondary Heads Association , is the British professional association for leaders of secondary schools and colleges.-History:...

 (ASCL) (then the Secondary Heads Association - SHA) which represents the senior leadership of post-11 schools and colleges in the UK. She was elected an associate member of HMC

Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...

, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Royal Society of Arts

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. She is a member of the G100 group of internationally outstanding headteachers.

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http://www.cesew.org.uk/standard.asp?id=5213
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http://www.lsneducation.org.uk/about/theboard.aspx#CB