National Leadership Group

Our National Leadership Group (NLG) strategically manages and runs the Trust, working alongside our specialist Central Team and our schools’ Senior Leadership Teams. Staff are listed here alphabetically by surname, after the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The register of interests for the National Leadership Group is available via our documents and policies page.

Tom Rees
Tom Rees

Chief Executive Officer

Joanne Dawson
Joanne Dawson

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer Barker
Dr Jennifer Barker

National Director of Learning

Rebecca Bierton
Rebecca Bierton

National Director of Primary and Safeguarding

Wasim Butt
Wasim Butt

National Director of AP and Special

Sarah Lewis portrait
Sarah Lewis

National Director of People

James Miller
James Miller

National Director of Infrastructure and Sustainability

Natasha Rancins

National Director of Education

Staff Ian Tustian
Ian Tustian

National Director of Performance and Data

Kiran Vithal portrait
Kiran Vithal

National Director of Transformation