FET Members

Our Members are statutorily responsible for appointing Trustees/Directors to run Forward Education Trust (FET).

Members of FET


Patrick Ricketts FCMI, PG Dip- Chair of Members

Patrick is accomplished at delivering strategy for sustainable business growth and people/team development. Has a demonstrable proven track record of customer service performance improvement in executive roles, including FTSE quoted PLCs.

Patrick has extensive commercial experience leading account strategy for multi-million-pound contracts and delivering customer service excellence.

Patrick has strong strategic planning, operations, and commercial skills within UK markets in B2C & B2B markets including the public sector and has significant experience in transformation and change management.


Navdeep Kainth BA (Hons)

Navdeep graduated from London Guildhall University in 1994 with a BA (Hons) in Business and has had a career in financial services for over 15 years as an independent financial adviser. Navdeep went on to travel extensively around Europe spending time in mostly Italy and Romania as a consultant to several businesses and has more latterly been a Director and Responsible Person for a pharmaceutical wholesaler.

Navdeep is currently involved in the business development of a new range of food supplements and working with an electric vehicle charging company providing a holistic approach to transitioning to a new lower carbon world.


Helen Redican

Helen is now retired, after a highly successful career in education. Throughout her career in education, Helen worked as a teacher across all phases and later as a School Improvement Adviser for two Local Authorities.

Helen previously served as a Trustee and Chair of the Education Committee at Forward Education Trust.  She is looking forward to continuing to contribute, as a Member of the Trust, bringing with her extensive experience from both her professional roles and her voluntary work in a range of schools and Trusts.


Constance Anita Henry

Constance is an acknowledged leader with a detail-oriented personality and work ethic, having years of substantial executive leadership accomplishments in regulatory environments.

Constance has worked as a manager for many years in OFCOM, part of the BT Group PLC.

Constance has led the operational performance of c.1000 exchanges and delivery of work to agreed budgets of £22m.


Register of Business & Pecuniary Interest 2024-25

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