Ros leads Appleyards Education Services team. She is responsible for developing the company’s involvement in the schools, free schools, academies, further and higher education markets, both at home and abroad. With a proven track record in school improvement, Ros has a complete understanding of the British education system, of working at and advising on the school/LA interface. More recently through the academies and capital projects programmes, she has helped architects, quantity surveyors and project managers design a range of innovative new schools. Appleyards is managing the delivery of a number of Free Schools and Academies and recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a large HE provider in the Middle East to work together in offering a turnkey solution for the establishment of new schools.