School Improvement Team
Our team of highly experienced and inspirational school leaders have decades of experience behind them and we are dedicated to making every second count in terms of driving school improvement and sustaining excellence for children.
As leaders we aim to inspire and motivate others on how improved practice on assessment, curriculum and continuing professional development (CPD) can deliver school improvement, better pupil outcomes and higher staff engagement and well-being. As a team, we have an excellent understanding of the evidence base and latest thinking on assessment, curriculum design and CPD and how to translate this into practice in our schools and in the schools outside the Trust that we support.
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Amanda Jennings - CEO
Amanda is the Chief Executive Officer of Strive4, bringing over 30 years of experience in education, including more than 20 years as a successful headteacher. She has played a pivotal role in supporting numerous schools across London and Essex, guiding them on their journey to excellence
Fiona McGrath - School Improvement/SCITT Lead
Fiona has over 25 years’ experience in Education. She has a specific expertise in curriculum development, CPD and enhancing system leadership. She is an instructional coach and facilitates NPQs for the Trust.
Miriam Gould - School Improvement Lead
Miriam is a highly experienced leader of education; she has been a senior member of staff for over 15 years and has been a successful Headteacher in Essex. Miriam’s expertise is in English, CPD, resource management and EYFS. She is an instructional coach.
Harjinder Kaur - Inclusion and Safeguarding Lead
Harjinder has had senior leadership experience in a range of schools across London. She has been a Head of School, SENDCo and DSL. Her specialism is in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and is particularly strong at supporting SENDCos to ensure the provision for disadvantaged pupils is as strong as it can be.
Rosie Hahlani - School Improvement Lead
Rosie has been a senior leader at the Trust for over 5 years with a specialism in Maths and Safeguarding. She is an instructional coach and highly effective in developing new to the profession teachers.
We aim to be role models for CPD and champions for the importance of effective assessment and curriculum practice. Collectively we are driven by ensuring our work has an impact on the quality of education and pupil outcomes, and have experience in embedding frameworks for impact evaluations in our schools.
We have the responsibility and accountability for shaping, communicating and delivering the Trust's strategic priorities on shared assessment and curriculum practice, developing professional learning communities and CPD that impacts on performance and staff progression.