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Interview - Iain Colledge, executive director of operations, Bright Horizons

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Colledge was appointed to the role in March having worked predominantly in the school sector for more than 20 years across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia. He has also consulted on school improvement and growth, advised governments and private sector investors, been an early years project director for the British Council and worked as an Ofsted inspector.
Iain Colledge, executive director of operations, Bright Horizons
Iain Colledge, executive director of operations, Bright Horizons

WHAT DOES YOUR NEW JOB ENTAIL?

It is essentially overseeing the effective and efficient operations of the company, everything from setting the strategy to the daily actions we take in our nurseries. It covers the business side of things such as working towards budgets, as well as helping to embed the quality in each setting.

YOU PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS AN OFSTED INSPECTOR, HAVE YOU FOUND THE EXPERIENCE HELPFUL?

It was many years ago that I worked as an inspector. I became an Ofsted inspector at age 33, so was quite young.

The experience has been massively helpful and although it was inspecting schools, not early years settings, I am an educator, and we instinctively know what good learning and teaching looks like.

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