Our system leaders

Exceed SCITT and Teaching Schools are delighted to have high quality system leaders working to support other schools through the Teaching Schools. System leaders are school leaders who work beyond their own school to provide leadership support (middle and senior) to support school improvement.

Make an enquiry

Schools commission the support of system leader through Exceed SCITT and Teaching Schools. Please contact us on exceedtsa@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk to arrange an initial meeting to discuss your needs. Please do not contact the system leader directly; they’ll refer you back to the Teaching Schools. Details of the daily rates of each system leader and how we deploy them are available here.

National Leaders of Education (NLE) – 4 available

• Duncan Jacques, Exceed Academies Trust
• Trevor Loft, Bradford Central PRU
• Richard Edwards, Farnham Primary School
• Christabel Shepherd, Copthorne Primary School

Local Leaders of Education (LLE) – 13 available

• Carol Stephenson, Horton Grange Primary School
• Salma Rahman, Horton Park Primary School
• Jackie Bracewell, Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
• Michael Thorp, Crossley Hall Primary School
• Nichola Geale, Cottingley Village Primary School
• Kevin Holland, Priestley Academies Trust
• Nigel Cooper, Wibsey Primary School
• Bryan Harrison, Miriam Lord Primary School
• Belinda Wardle, Westbourne Primary School
• Nicola Roth, Lilycroft Primary School
• Jenni Mayo, Oakworth Primary School
• Gill Holland, Bronte Academy Trust
• Trevor Patterson, Blakehill and Thacklay primary schools

National Leader of Governance (NLG) – 3 available

• Nadia Hussain, Copthorne Primary School
• Saima Mahmood, Horton Grange Primary School
• Sandra Whitson, Appleton Academy

Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE) – 43 available

Exceed SCITT and Teaching Schools has over 40 Specialist Leaders of Education from within its formal partnership of schools and multi-academy trusts. They cover a wide range of specialist areas including:

• Assessment
• Leadership of CPD
• School business management and financial management
• Leadership of curriculum
• Closing the gap
• Early years
• English
• Information and communication technology (ICT)
• Maths
• Phonics
• Science
• Special educational needs (SEN)
• Support for the most able
• Initial teacher training (ITT) and newly qualified teacher (NQT) development
• Behaviour and discipline