Astrea Academy Trust
Richard is a very experienced system leader, joining from United Learning, where he is currently a Regional Director with responsibility for ten secondary academies and the national strategic lead for Teaching and Learning and SEND. Richard was designated as a National Leader of Education (NLE) in 2017. Previously, he was an Executive Principal in United Learning, overseeing five secondary academies. As a Principal, Richard led Magna Academy since it opened in 2013 to achieve two consecutive OFSTED Outstanding judgments (2015 and 2018), accreditation as a National Teaching School and National Support School and a Progress 8 score of 1.15 (24th nationally) in 2018 and 1.16 (18th nationally) in 2019.
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Astrea Academy Trust
The Astrea Academy Trust has the highest expectations of pupil attainment in national assessments, but their aspirations take them beyond the concept of “schooling”. Astrea educates, rather than schools.