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Kirsty Watt

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Director of Strategy and External Affairs at Acas
📍 St Albans, England, United Kingdom

Kirsty Watt is the Director of Strategy and External Affairs at Acas, focused on improving working life in Britain. Her career includes serving as Deputy Director at the Department for Education, where she led programs to address systemic issues faced by disadvantaged children and young people. She holds an MSc in Politics and Administration.

She previously transformed board membership at academy trusts by leading the Academy Ambassadors Programme, which recruits senior business leaders to advise on school governance.

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Current Role
Director of Strategy and External Affairs
Location
St Albans, England, United Kingdom
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Workplace Conflict
Her recent work and publications at Acas focus on resolving workplace disputes early and fairly to avoid costly and stressful formal processes.
Employment Law
She frequently speaks on the impact of regulatory changes, such as the Employment Rights Bill, and advises employers on updating policies and contracts.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Director of Strategy and External Affairs
Acas
12-2020 - 9-2022
Deputy Director (Disadvantage & Place)
Department for Education
1-2020 - 12-2020
Associate Director (Vulnerable Children and Young People)
Department for Education
10-2014 - 1-2020
Head
Academy Ambassadors
1-2008 - 9-2014
Adviser (Policy and Communications)
Department for Education
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Education
1988 - 1999
MSc
Birkbeck, University of London
1990 - 1993
BA (Hons)
The University of Manchester
9-2025 - 7-2026
CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice
University of Leeds
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