In order for us to achieve our mission, it is essential that our schools receive excellent and efficient support and guidance that is of high quality and value for money. That is why earlier this year we reorganised the Foundation’s central team, reshaping and streamlining the departments and, most importantly, increasing the focus on education.
From September and for the first time, the Foundation’s leadership will have representatives of our academies and independent schools working alongside existing specialists as part of our new Executive Committee. All of this has been achieved through existing available resources and at no additional cost to schools.
The new group consists of:
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Jodh Dhesi Chief Executive Officer |
Greg Langston Chief Finance Officer |
Sarah Cunningham Chief People & Systems Officer |
Julie Waddington Director of Education |
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Kirsty von Malaisé Headmaster of the Foundation and Chief Master & Principal of King Edward's School and King Edward VI High School for Girls |
Becky Elcocks Cluster Lead (South) and Headteacher of King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy |
Karen Stevens Cluster Lead (Central) and Headteacher of King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls |
Matt Brady Cluster Lead (North) and Headteacher of King Edward VI Aston School |
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Grace Cousens Director of Strategic Management |
Ather Abbas Director of Digital, Data and Transformation |
Jo Bullock Director of External Relations |
Deb Canton Head of Governance |
Kirsty von Malaisé will be taking on the role of Headmaster of the Foundation upon the retirement of Dr Katy Ricks and will chair the Foundation Education Group of our fourteen Headteachers.
The Cluster Leads are fulfilling a new role, which is to encourage and support collaboration within groups of schools, making the most of collective resource and endeavour within the cluster itself and with the wider Academy Trust and Foundation and being a conduit between school-based staff and the Executive. Working within an educational strategy led by the Director of Education, they will also provide guidance and support for Headteachers.
The academy clusters are:
| Southern Cluster | Central Cluster | Northern Cluster |
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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy King Edward VI Five Ways School King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls |
King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy |
In the new term, Cluster Leads will be visiting schools to get to know staff better.
We are excited about how the overall new structure will be able to support you all in your schools as you work with the children and young people who are the reason why we are all here.
