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Leadership

Our principals are empowered to lead their academies, and they do so primarily in the best interests of their students and their school. They also work in partnership with other principals for the good of our trust as a whole.

They articulate their own culture, values and vision for learning around our shared core principles. We empower our people in every area and at every level of the organisation, and hold them accountable for their outcomes. We develop a strong culture of student leadership in all our academies.

Our leadership team:

Adam Samy	Principal
Jonathan Moore	Vice Principal and DSL
Frank Gee	Vice Principal and Deputy DSL
Karl Eastham	Vice Principal and Deputy DSL
Jen Copeland	Trust Vice Principal and Deputy DSL
Sarah Rittenberg	Assistant Principal
Chris Lamb	Assistant Vice Principal
Lydia Idris	Assistant Vice Principal
Mark Golding	Assistant Vice Principal
Caroline Perischine	Assistant Vice Principal
Rachael Fidler	School and college trust leader