Nicholas Bowen

Nicholas Robert Bowen, , also known as Nick Bob Bowen, He is, as of 2015, the principal at Horizon Community College, Barnsley, a position he has held since 2012.

St Benet Biscop Catholic High School While head teacher at St Benet Biscop Catholic High School, Bedlington, Bowen led the development of the school's enterprise agenda from 2001 The school had a national reputation for engaging with local business.

Benet Enterprises Because of the success of the student enterprises, Bowen set up a social enterprise, based on these ventures. Called Benet Enterprises Ltd., it was a successful venture based off-site in the town centre offering commercial services to local business. The enterprise was funded by Alcan, through the Go Wansbeck LEGI. Thus Bowen had established the first commercially viable social enterprise to incubate student's ideas. In 2008 Benet Enterprises, working with Go Wansbeck and Northumberland Strategic Partnership enabled nearly a thousand pupils to visit local companies and see how they work.

Bowen inspired schools "in Northumberland and now as far afield as Leeds to do the same". which were partly hosted at Horizon Community College that year.

In June 2014, due to falling rolls, he announced redundancy of 40 staff, including at least eight teaching staff.