Alastair Kingsley
| Alastair Kingsley MBE | |
|---|---|
| File:Al Kingsley MBE.jpgAl Kingsley MBE.jpg | |
| Born | Alastair John Kingsley |
| 💼 Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | My Secret #EdTech Diary My School Governance Handbook My School and Multi Academy Trust Growth Guide The Awkward Questions in Education |
| 🏅 Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire (2025) |
Alastair John Kingsley MBE is a British writer, education technology advisor and business executive.[2] He is the group chief executive of software company NetSupport [3] [4] and chairs the Business Board of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the local enterprise partnership for the region.[5] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to education.[6] [7]
Early life and education
Kingsley was born in September 1969.[8] He is based in Peterborough, where he later became active in school governance and local public life.[5]
Career
Kingsley is group chief executive of NetSupport, [9] a United Kingdom based education technology company, a role noted in regional economic and higher education coverage and in public board profiles.[2] He was appointed chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Business Board in August 2023, having served as a board member since January 2020.[5] In that capacity he also sat on the board of the Oxford to Cambridge Partnership, which brought together leaders from local government, business boards, universities and transport partners across the region.[10] The partnership listed him as a board member representing the region’s business boards prior to its closure in May 2025.[11]
Within education governance, he has been a trustee of Hampton Academies Trust since its incorporation in 2014.[8] He previously worked at Richard Barnes Academy and later at Dogsthorpe Infant School.[6] He is listed by the Department for Education as a member of the East of England advisory board.[12] At industry level, he chairs the British Educational Suppliers Association’s Educational Technology Special Interest Group.[13]
Writing
Kingsley is the author of My Secret #EdTech Diary published in 2021, which has been reviewed in the schools press and in an academic journal.[14] [15] His My School Governance Handbook followed in 2022 and has been covered in sector magazines.[16] In 2023 he published My School and Multi Academy Trust Growth Guide with Hachette’s education list.[17] [18] His 2025 title The Awkward Questions in Education: The Elephants in the Room from AI to Teacher Retention was issued by Routledge and has been noted by education book reviewers.[19] [20]
Honours
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to education. [6] [21] [22]
References
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4783341#:~:text=Notice%20details,ID:%204783341%20Notice%20code:%201129
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Business Board Members". Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/12/03/getting-better-outputs-from-ai-tools-through-better-understanding/
- ↑ https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/lincolnshire-company-helps-keep-children-10060360
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "New chair appointed to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Board". Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jones, Ben (30 December 2024). "Peterborough academy trust chair receives MBE in New Year's Honours List". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ https://www.wytv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/808132620/business-awards-uk-2025-technology-awards-revealing-the-winners-and-finalists/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST people". GOV.UK Companies House. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ https://www.adammendler.com/blog/al-kingsley/
- ↑ "Oxford to Cambridge pan Regional Partnership". Oxford to Cambridge Partnership. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "Our Board". Oxford to Cambridge Partnership. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "East of England advisory board: membership". GOV.UK. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "Educational Technology Special Interest Group". BESA. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "Review: My Secret #EdTech Diary by Al Kingsley". Schools Week. Retrieved 1 October 2025.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Botkin, James (2022). "A review of My Secret #EdTech Diary: Looking at Educational Technology Through a Wider Lens". Information Technology and Learning Tools. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "My School Governance Handbook". RISE Education Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "My School & Multi Academy Trust Growth Guide". Hachette Learning. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/how-edtech-can-ease-the-burden-for-busy-teachers-and-leaders/283204
- ↑ "The Awkward Questions in Education". Routledge. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Awkward Questions in Education: The Elephants in the Room from AI to Teacher Retention". The Book Network. 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/education/peterborough-academy-trust-chair-receives-mbe-in-new-years-honours-list-4926084
- ↑ https://marketscale.com/industries/podcast-network/just-thinking/just-thinking-about-how-good-schools-foster-kindness-curiosity-and-lifelong-learning/
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