Over eight weeks we have profiled each of the eight regional schools commissioner (RSC) regions. RSCs are the government’s ‘middle tier’, introduced as a new layer between individual academy schools and trusts in England, and the Department for Education. Announced in December last year, RSCs have a remit of monitoring the performance of the academies in their area, making recommendations on free school applications and of supporting academisation. Each RSC will be supported by a headteacher board, made up of elected, appointed and co-opted members. Click on the names below for more details. Martin Post, south central England and north west London Sir David Carter, south-west England Dr Tim Coulson, east of England and north east London Janet Renou, North Dominic Herrington, south-east England and south London Pank Patel, West Midlands Paul Smith, Lancashire and West Yorkshire Jenny Bexon-Smith, east Midlands and Humber