I have been a Trustee for Keys Co-operative Academy since it was established in 2017 and was appointed Chair of the Board in September 2020. Establishing and growing a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) is challenging, but as a lifelong educationalist, I am committed to the Trust's mission (as outlined by the Chief Executive in her welcome statement) and I wholeheartedly share the Trust's vision for us to strive for each of our academies to be outstanding providers of education, helping young people to succeed in their lives through learning and personal development.

It is an exciting time for me to be leading the Board and working with the Executive Team to develop and implement an innovative five year plan across the Trust . As a Co-operative Academy Trust everything we do will be aligned to our values of self help, self responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.