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Dr Cheron Byfield leadership programmes for students that help develop their
Governor and Founder of King Solomon social and commercial skills.
International Business School and CEO Excell3 Dr Byfield’s King Solomon International Business
School is a free school for more than 1,000 students in
Birmingham. Having opened three years ago, it offers the
Dr Byfield’s acclaimed Excell3 Apex Universities elite International Baccalaureate and was established to
Programme, which was launched to support under- help prepare its students to live, work and trade in the
represented groups of students in accessing Britain’s top global economy.
universities, has been growing from strength to strength. Prior to this, Dr Byfield had her own training and
Over 90 percent of the students who have sat their A Level enterprise company and was the managing director of
exam over the past two years have gained university places, Coventry Women’s Business Development Agency, where
a significant number heading to “red brick universities”. she developed a number of schemes to support women in
The Amos Bursary, one of Excell3’s partners, has been business, including a Women’s Business Club.
credited with enabling young British men of African and An author and an avid supporter of educational
Caribbean heritage to access top universities. projects, Dr Byfield oversees more than 30 franchised
They collaborate with sponsors, strategic partners, community educational projects for thousands of children
volunteers and supporters to deliver opportunities and across the UK.

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