Lara Hudson

Lara is a distinguished early years professional with over 25 years of international experience, including more than two decades in the UAE education sector. Her extensive background gives her a deep and nuanced understanding of educational leadership, organisational development, and quality improvement. She is known for providing the strategic vision, direction, and oversight needed to establish robust operational controls, effective administrative systems, and strong people practices- consistently driving financial sustainability and operational excellence for the organisations she supports.Holding an LLB in Law alongside a suite of education qualifications- including FE Trainer, Assessor, and Teacher- Lara’s expertise spans multiple educational levels and sectors. In the UK, she served as Head of Education for a Zoo, leading learning programmes from early childhood through to university level across all areas of zoological education. In the UAE, she has held senior leadership roles