Julie Bowdidge

Julie has over 35 years-experience in Education and Children Services, much of this in senior leadership roles, covering areas such as Leadership and Management, Strategic CPD & ICT, Support Services, Business Planning and Traded Services. This has included working with Headteachers and school leadership teams, unions and professional associations and external organisations such as the National College, other Local Authorities, and local universities.
In August 2012 Julie established Collaboratives.co.uk and became self-employed; designing and delivering bespoke programmes to schools on a whole range of activities and specialising in School Governance, Leadership Development, and training school support staff. She has also supported schools in setting up MATs, Trusts and Co-operative Trusts. Julie has a particular strength in developing teams and working parties and “getting the job done”. Practical and sensitive to school needs and context, she is an honest and hardworking professional.
Julie has substantial experience in school governance. She has had roles as governor, vice chair and chair over a 25-year period. She is also a trustee of a Multi Academy Trust and an Associate of a Co-operative Foundation Trust and facilitates the work of a learning partnership of 9 schools.
She also works as an associate for the Co-operative College and works in partnership with the Yorkshire Anglican Teaching School Alliance.