Sean is a retired local government manager and educational researcher. He managed a team of 20 data analysts/researchers in Hounslow LA, covering Education and Children’s Services. He now has a part-time career as an educational researcher and consultant. He has carried out educational research and written research papers and book chapters. He worked in 6 local authorities, the GLA and Cabinet Office. He worked closely with schools since 1990 and was a governor at a secondary school in London to 2021 and recently took on a new role at the Big Education Trust in London.

Sean had an Honorary Norham Fellowship from the Education Department of Oxford University for 6 years up to 2023, in recognition of his educational research in the LA context. In 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Durham University. He first encountered BERA when he attended its conference in Bath in 1995. He was a member of BERA’s Executive Council from 2008 to 2023 and Treasurer for 8 years up to 2023.