Mark Mortimer appointed Director of Education at QED

QED, the innovative and international schools group built on a lifetime of expertise and passion for education, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Mortimer as Director of Education for the group.

Mark Mortimer has spent over 25 years working in the education sector and brings a wealth of experience with him to QED. Previous roles across the span of his career include Head of History and Politics, Head of Sixth Form and Head of three HMC schools in England and Scotland. His time in the education sector has also seen him work as an ISI inspector, sit as a board member on the Scottish Council for Independent Schools and spend ten years on the HMC Professional Development Committee.

Outside of the world of education, Mark has twice rowed across the Atlantic, completed the Marathon des Sables and cycled through the Arctic Circle.

Anita Gleave, CEO of QED Schools Group said, “I'm absolutely thrilled that Mark is joining us as Director of Education. Mark joins an experienced, proven and award-winning senior team of educationalists at QED, resolute in our determination to champion our sector, promote all that is brilliant about UK education and to build a community of exceptional schools who have every child at their heart. I know Mark will be a huge asset to all our school communities.”

Mark Mortimer, Director of Education said, “I am delighted to be joining QED, a schools group that emphasises individuality, service, leadership and character. I share the group’s three core values of courage, kindness and integrity, and very much look forward to working in partnership with all the staff, parents and pupils across our schools”.

Notes to Editors
QED Schools Group was launched in January 2026. Led by CEO Anita Gleave, the group brings together independent schools that share a single ambition: to open minds, broaden horizons and prepare young people for a rapidly changing world. www.qedschoolsgroup.com

The founding school of QED Schools Group is Wycliffe College, an independent HMC co-educational school in Gloucestershire for children aged 3-18. https://www.wycliffe.co.uk/

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