Caroline Hoare

Caroline is an experienced senior leader in the not-for-profit sector and a qualified solicitor,

Currently working as a freelance reviewer for The Good Schools Guide and as a strategy consultant. She has worked in education for the last twenty years, developing a thorough understanding of how schools operate and the vital importance of inspirational school leadership. As a member of the executive team of The Girls’ Day School Trust, Caroline created and led high-performing legal, health and safety, HR and governance teams and was closely involved in the pioneering conversion of two GDST schools into academies. As Chief Executive of the Independent Schools Inspectorate, she led its business operations and associated international consultancy arm.

With extensive experience in strategy development, building successful teams and leading change, Caroline is a great believer in the importance of mentoring and coaching, sharing experience and expertise to help individuals and organisations develop. This philosophy has also shaped her non-executive work. She is vice chair of The Anne Frank Trust UK, an education charity working to empower young people to challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination, and a trustee of Peer Productions, which uses a peer education model to transform young people’s lives through theatre-making. Caroline is passionate about helping young people find their voice so that they can shape a better future. Caroline has two teenage children and is currently completing an MA in Children’s Literature.