Regional Schools Commissioner

Martin Post - Regional Schools CommissionerRegional Schools Commissioner

Martin Post is Regional Schools Commissioner for South-Central England and North-West London having started in his role on 18 August 2014.  Before his appointment, Martin was Headmaster of Watford Grammar School for Boys. Earlier in his career he has also:

  • served as both a local leader of education and a national leader of education,
  • served as a trustee of the Teacher Development Trust.

The Regional Schools Commissioner for South-Central England and North-West London is responsible for making decisions about the academies and free schools in the following local authorities:

  • Barnet
  • Bedford
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Brent
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Camden
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • City of London
  • Ealing
  • Enfield
  • Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Harrow
  • Hertfordshire
  • Hillingdon
  • Hounslow
  • Islington
  • Kensington and Chelsea
  • Luton
  • Milton Keynes
  • Northamptonshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Westminster
  • Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

More information about the responsibilities of regional schools commissioners is available.

If you have any questions email the commissioner’s office rsc.scnwlon@nulleducation.gsi.gov.uk or visit their website:

Each Regional Commissioner has published a Vision Statement setting out their aims and objectives.  In the intro it the local version says:

NWLSC region has areas of excellent provision and areas of real challenge, geographically isolated schools and small primaries also face challenges going forward. We work across our region with a range of stakeholders, including LAs, and Dioceses, to improve outcomes for children.

Read the entire statement: