Dominic Herrington
Biography
Dominic Herrington was appointed Executive Director for Transforming Delivery Directorate in June 2022. This role sits within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, which is an Executive Agency sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
Dominic was the National Schools Commissioner from 2019-2022
His previous roles include:
- Director of the Academies Group at the Department for Education
- working on a range of policies and programmes at DfE in school improvement, vocational education, children’s services and education legislation
- working at Warwick and Birmingham Universities
Dominic is also a trustee of the Brilliant Club, a national charity that supports disadvantaged children to gain access to the most competitive universities. In the 2023 New Year Honours, he was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath for services to education.
Previous roles in government
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National Schools Commissioner
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Interim National Schools Commissioner
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Regional Schools Commissioner for South-East England and South London