The Goldfinch Trust

It is a privilege to continue working with this new trust, having been involved in the work at Maudsley & Bethlem Hospital School that first considered academy status, through to the development of a trust which focuses on a range of medical and health needs. This...

Spa Education Trust

Spa Education Trust works with autistic children and young people and is based in Southwark. To support the development of its excellent provision, I am working with the Executive Headteacher to make two exciting appointments. See the links below for further details....

Appointment of Director of Operations and Finance

The effective leadership of business support functions is a crucial feature of successful schools and trusts. I am working with Spa Education Trust, leading the appointment to this new post that will help to drive standards across the Trust. See details at...

Review of Culture

The end of a long autumn term might seem a challenging time to review culture in any school or college, but in many ways it is the ideal time to test out how colleagues and students are working and whether they are continuing to live up to the expectations that seem...

Curriculum & Financial Planning

It is still very common in secondary schools to begin curriculum planning at the time of KS4 options, and financial planning in the run up to setting the new budget – and to try to make the two processes come together (if at all) at some point...