Sandy is the trust’s Director of School Improvement (Quality of Education).

She is the Executive Head Teacher of Toot Hill School and Sixth Form College, Melton Vale Sixth Form College and Kirk Hallam Community Academy and Sixth Form. She also works extensively across the trust, with a particular focus on developing a truly robust and ambitious curriculum for all students.

Sandy’s expertise is grounded in both a rich experience of leading curriculum planning in all subject disciplines from Key Stage 3 to 5 and a complete commitment to wider reading, research and learning theory.

Sandy previously spent 13 years as a Middle and Senior Leader at Toot Hill School, where she led on Achievement, Curriculum, Pupil Premium and Literacy as Deputy Head Teacher, followed by four years as Head Teacher, during which the school secured its highest Progess 8 (+0.5) and became a lead NACE school, after its third consecutive accreditation.

Subsequently, Sandy secured a role as a NACE associate and assessor, specialising in leading outstanding provision for the most able students.