Interim Regional Director for North West
Mark Taylor
Biography
Mark Taylor is the Interim Regional Director for the North West, taking up the role in May 2026.
Mark has worked at the Department for Education for 12 years.
During this time, he has worked on a range of delivery programmes, including the:
- children’s social care improvement programme
- free schools programme
Interim Regional Director for North West
The Interim Regional Director for North West is responsible for working locally across children’s social care, SEND, schools and area-based programmes to improve outcomes for children, families and learners. They are responsible for making decisions in the following local authorities:
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Bury
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Halton
- Knowsley
- Lancashire
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford
- Sefton
- St. Helens
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warrington
- Wigan
- Wirral
More information about the responsibilities of regional directors is available.
Read about the school decisions for the North West.
If you have any questions email the regional director’s office RG.NW@education.gov.uk.