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Joyce Hodgetts

Joyce Hodgetts
Managing Director

Joyce is passionate about development and has worked with senior leadership teams to bring change and improvement for many years. Previously she has held roles as an education advisor and senior inspector in a local authority, was an Ofsted Inspector for 12 years and a regional manager for a large education organisation. Her achievements include...

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Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith
Head of Development

Malcolm has a strong background in teaching in primary schools, training and resource development.  He has previously held roles as a manager of a national whole school intervention strategy for school food; and managing an environmental education centre and school award scheme.  His achievements include developing an innovative national...

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Kristian griffin

Kristian Griffin
Head of Marketing and Public Relations

Kristian has spent his entire career in marketing and PR, racking up experience in radio, print, TV, online and outdoor media. He has worked in US newsrooms that include CNN, FoxNews and CBC, and received a commendation from US security agencies for his research work following 9/11. Kristian advises your school on best marketing practice and...

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Karen Smith

Karen Smith
Operations Director

Karen has worked for an HR director, dealing with all aspects of HR including recruitment, the interview process, psychometric testing, redundancies and staff reviews. There isn’t much Karen doesn’t know about accounts. She has an impressive track record in office management, previously working as a personal assistant to the managing director of...

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James Miller

James Miller
Director of Information and Learning Technologies

James has a strong ICT background, with 11 years supporting ICT programmes in education and seven years supporting the delivery and scrutiny of ICT capital programmes for the Department for Education. James leads the team responsible for supporting Ormiston-sponsored academies with procurement and maintenance of ICT software and maintenance,...

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Philip Edmundson

Philip Edmundson
Head of Collaborative Learning

Philip has taught extensively across the West Midlands, in secondary, further and higher education, working with learners who have low aspirations or challenging personal circumstances. Philip says that his own education changed his life and that education is a basic requisite for every child. This belief is what drives him, along with his...

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Paul Nye

Paul Nye
Corporate Finance Director

Paul is an experienced financial director, having worked in social housing, retailing and engineering businesses in both the public and private sectors. Paul applies his knowledge to assist your school in becoming efficient, with support that includes reviewing budgets and management accounts and helping you to save money through common...

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Ian Cleland

Ian Cleland
Chief Executive

Ian has dedicated his career to developing students and adults alike, helping them fulfil their potential. He has wide-ranging experience in school leadership and management, having been deputy head teacher in a large community school and interim head in two secondary schools as part of their recovery from significant weakness. Ian’s impressive...

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Angela Preston

Angela Preston
Director of School Improvement

Angela has taught in secondary schools for more than 30 years, spending 20 of these in senior management roles. Having been head teacher of four schools and deputy for two (one of which was an academy), Angela has a wealth of leadership experience and understands the unique challenges faced by schools and their staff. The services Angela and her...

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