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List of RISE advisers

Updated 17 July 2026

Applies to England

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East Midlands

  • Amanda Griffiths – Teaching School Hub Director, LEAD Academy Trust
  • Paul Heery – former Chief Executive, White Hills Park Trust
  • Sian Hampton – former Chief Executive, Archway Learning Trust
  • Kath Kelly – Chief Executive, Lionheart Education Trust
  • Emily Walker – Director of LEARN SEND Hub, part of Community Inclusive Trust
  • Chris Wheatley – Chief Executive, Flying High Trust

East of England

  • Julian Axford – Director of School Improvement, Chiltern Learning Trust
  • Lesley Birch – Deputy Chief Executive, Meridian Trust
  • Lucie Calow – Director of SEND, Unity Schools Partnership
  • Caroline Derbyshire – former Chief Executive, Saffron Academy Trust
  • Clare Flintoff – former Chief Executive, Asset Education
  • Lucy Scott – Chief Executive, Eastern Learning Alliance
  • Jonathan Taylor – Chief Executive, Sapientia Education Trust
  • Josephine Valentine – former Chief Executive, Danes Educational Trust

London

  • David Boyle – Chief Executive, Dunraven Educational Trust
  • Rob Carpenter – Chief Executive, Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
  • Nina Dohel – former Director of Education, Southwark Council
  • Matt Dickson – Senior School Improvement Adviser, The Education People
  • Annie Gammon – former Interim Director of Education at Plymouth City Council
  • Matt Jones -–Executive Principal, Ark Globe Academy and Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
  • James Page – Chief Executive, Haringey Education Partnership

North East

  • Nick Blackburn – Chief Executive, Lingfield Education Trust
  • Pippa Irwin – Deputy CEO, River Tees Multi-Academy Trust
  • Maura Regan – Deputy Lieutenant, former Chief Executive, Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
  • Simon White – former Chief Executive, Vision Academy Learning Trust, and Director, Omnis Education Consultancy Ltd

North West

  • Geoff Baker – Chief Executive, The True Learning Partnership
  • Karen Bramwell – Chief Executive, Forward as One Church of England Multi-Academy Trust
  • Nic Brindle – Chief Executive, Youth Engagement Schools Trust
  • Angela Holdsworth – Chief Executive, The Sea View Trust
  • Gary Kelly – Chief Executive, Wade Deacon Trust
  • Linda Magrath OBE – Chief Executive, The Laurus Trust
  • Melissa Young – Director of Education, Warrington Primary Academy Trust

South East

  • Emma Bradshaw – Chief Executive, Alternative Learning Trust
  • Jamie Clarke – Chief Executive, Tove Learning Trust
  • Maria Dawes – former Chief Executive, Schools Alliance for Education, Schools Alliance for Excellence
  • Claire Lowe – Chief Executive, Inspire Learning Partnership
  • Catherine Morley – Headteacher, Theale Church of England Primary School, and Director of Education, Thames Learning Trust, Berkshire
  • Lee Mason-Ellis – Chief Executive, The Pioneer Academy
  • Tim Mills – former Executive Director of Primary, STEP Academy Trust
  • Pan Panayiotou – Chief Executive, South Downs Education Trust
  • Kate Parietti – School Improvement Adviser, West Berkshire Local Authority

South West

  • Joe Ambrose – Associate Director of Strategy, Greenshaw Learning Trust
  • Jonathan Bishop – Chief Executive, Cornerstone Academy Trust
  • Alison Fletcher – Director of CLF Institute, Cabot Learning Federation
  • Chris Gould – Director of Education and Deputy Chief Executive, Truro and Penwith Academy Trust
  • Mike Ion – former Education Director, Avanti Schools Trust
  • Siobhan Meredith – Executive Director of Education, Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust
  • Jo Stoaling – Headteacher, Three Ways School

West Midlands

  • Kate Brunt – former Chief Executive, Rivers CofE Academy Trust
  • Herminder Channa – Regional Director for West Midlands, Oasis Community Learning
  • Lynsey Draycott – Chief Executive, Matrix Academy Trust
  • Paul Drew, CEO The Lighthouse Multi-Academy Trust
  • Christopher Mansell – former Chief Executive, Birmingham Diocese Multi-Academy Trust
  • Heather McLachlan – Chief Executive, Potteries Educational Trust
  • Sharron Philpot – Chief Executive, Victoria Academies Trust
  • Anthony Quinn, School Improvement Lead, Reach South Academy Trust
  • Tom Twort – Deputy Director of Education, REAch2 Academy Trust
  • Julie Waddington – Director of Education, King Edward VI Foundation and Multi-Academy Trust

Yorkshire and the Humber

  • Jonathan Britton – Chief Executive, Wonder Learning Partnership
  • Martin Finch – Chief Quality Assurance Officer, Inova Multi-Academy Trust
  • Narinder Gill – Director of Leadership and Transformation, Inspiring Generations
  • Paul Haigh – Headteacher, King Ecgbert School
  • Janet Sheriff – Chief Executive, Collaborative Learning Trust
  • Maria Williams – Head of Service, School Improvement and Early Years, Bradford Local Authority
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