Our Trustees

The CEN Board and how to get involved

The Board of Trustees is at the centre of the CEN governance. Board members are Trustees of the CEN which is a charity registered in England and Wales. Their responsibilities are in essence identical to those of a non-executive Director who serves on a company board. Charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the administration of the charity.

Collectively, the Board is responsible for the overarching long term strategy of the organisation, and for delivery of its mission and objectives. It agrees the annual business plan and budget, and sets and monitors the key performance indicators. It has responsibility for the short and long term financial health and probity of the CEN, including the assessment and mitigation of risk. It approves the published accounts for issue to members and to the Charity Commission.

Professor Gus John

Patron - Professor Gus John

Professor Gus John was born in Grenada, Eastern Caribbean in 1945 and has lived in the UK since 1964.

He is an associate professor of education and honorary fellow of the Institute of Education, University of London, and Director of Gus John Consultancy.

He has worked internationally as an executive coach and a management and social investment consultant since the 1990s. His website can be found here.

Read about what Gus has to say about the CEN here.

He is an educationalist with a deep commitment to life long learning and a social analyst specialising in social audits, change management, policy formulation and review, and programme evaluation and development.

He became the first African Director of Education and Leisure Services in Britain in 1989.

Work of The Trustees

Becoming A Trustee

Who Can Be A Trustee?