A respected commentator on the education landscape, Frank has spent over four decades in education positions, including teacher, two headships, as well as a period at Ofsted where he was instrumental in developing detailed grade descriptors to support more consistent judgement making. 

He was director of the Co-op Academies Trust and oversaw the number of academies growing to 23. He is advisor to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and a trustee and chair of finance at the Great Academies and Education Trust.