ResearchEd’s six directors silent on why major changes to its constitution were signed off a year ago

The six directors of the high-profile teacher organisation researchED have failed to offer any explanation as to why it is no longer describing itself as a charity, and why it changed its constitution to give one of them unilateral ultimate control.

None of the six, who are among the most prominent participants in social media debate about education with half a million twitter followers between them, responded to a request for comment about changes to the organisation last year, which five* of them had signed off.

Education Uncovered revealed 10 days ago how researchED’s constitution had been changed in September 2021, as its founding articles of association – signed off when it was set up on Companies House back in 2017 – were amended substantially.

A Companies House document shows how the 2021 changes were signed off by five of its six founding directors: Rebecca Allen, Tom Bennett, Daisy Christodoulou, Sam Freedman and Dylan Wiliam. (Alex Quigley, the sixth director, appears not to have signed the document).

As this website reported, the changes were substantial. ResearchED went from being described throughout the 2017 document as a “charity” to being termed a “company” in the 2021 articles of association.