Staff department Consultants

Karen O’Keefe

Karen has been involved in primary education for over 30 years. She has been a head teacher in two primary schools, the second of which achieved ‘Outstanding’ status in September 2019. Karen has gained considerable inspection skills, which have provided great…

Louise Jones

I have been a headteacher of a Birmingham Primary School, with high levels of disadvantaged pupils, SEND and EAL, for the past 17 years. I also had the experience of leading my school through the COVID pandemic. Prior to headship…

Lynn Clark

Lynn has significant experience as a School Leader in a three form-entry Junior School on a large council estate.  This has involved taking a school from special measures to outstanding.  Ofsted recognised that, ‘the headteacher and her team of senior…

DR Paulette Osborne MBE

Paulette has been working in Birmingham for over 27 years and is really proud to have had a long and outstanding career as an educator and mentor. She was designated a National leader of Education in 2016 and was part…

Awen Simpson

Awen became headteacher at Woodside C of E Primary in 2009 and prior to that she had worked in both C of E and Catholic schools across North Warwickshire.  She feels that the core Christian values of love and respect…