Our People

Our staff and volunteers represent an unparalleled body of expertise. Individually and as a community, they are committed to providing an excellent education, supporting all children in our schools to progress in learning and develop as confident, happy individuals.

In every role, our people share our purpose: to improve the life chances of all the children and young people we serve and bring out 'the best in everyone' - pupils, staff, parents and the wider community.

Trustees

Our trustees are ultimately accountable for ensuring our charities are managed and run in the best interests of our pupils, and carry out their statutory responsibilities.

Executive team

Our Executive Team strategically manages and runs the organisation, working across the academies and the independent schools charities. Each member of the team is an experienced leader, committed to bringing out the best in every pupil and staff member in United Learning.

Education team

Our education team are experts in education. Each of them has decades of experience in a variety of school and educational leadership roles, which makes them ideally qualified to advise and support the diverse schools in our group

Case studies

Secondary Subject Advisor

It is always hard to provide a simple answer when I am asked what I do: essentially it is working with schools to continuously raise standards in English.

Secondary Subject Advisor

It is always hard to provide a simple answer when I am asked what I do: essentially it is working with schools to continuously raise standards in English. This involves a variety of activities including curriculum development, writing assessments, and delivering training.

However, the best part of my job is the significant time I spend in schools across the country. It's an absolute privilege to work closely with colleagues, engage with students, and to be focused every day on the subject I love. Building strong relationships with people is at the core of my work, collaborating to provide the best possible educational experience for our students.

Brian Doyle

Regional Director

As a Regional Director in the secondary team, I work with a group of our schools in a support and accountability role.

Regional Director

As a Regional Director in the secondary team, I work with a group of our schools in a support and accountability role. I’ve been with United Learning for six years now, and that time has flown. Heads run schools, of course, so my job is not to "micromanage", but to work alongside heads to ensure their schools are becoming the best they can be for the young people they serve.

The role of RD is incredibly rich and varied. I might take a call about a boiler one minute - and be answering a curriculum question the next. It’s a demanding job, but thoroughly rewarding, and never dull!

Christine Raeside

Primary Curriculum Lead

Having developed my skills as a Primary RE subject specialist in school for over a decade, it has been a professional joy to have the opportunity to apply that experience in my current role, developing a coherent Religion & Worldviews curriculum.

Primary Curriculum Lead

Having developed my skills as a Primary RE subject specialist in school for over a decade, it has been a professional joy to have the opportunity to apply that experience in my current role, developing a coherent Religion & Worldviews curriculum that maps and interlinks substantive and disciplinary knowledge through the whole curriculum journey.

It is great to get feedback and support teachers in our schools across the country. The role has also given me time to apply and engage in research, and we are delighted to be involved in the RE Council's Worldviews Project, which will support teachers and curriculum designers across the country. - Katie Gooch, Primary Religion & Worldviews Curriculum Lead

Charlie Cutler

Click here to see the Primary Curriculum

Click here to see the Secondary Curriculum

Explore our academies

Our first academy – Manchester Academy – opened in 2003. Today, our nurseries, primary and secondary academies across the country provide an excellent education to tens of thousands of children and young people. Each of our schools has its own distinct identity and ethos; all are committed to bringing out ‘the best in everyone’.

Explore our independent schools

The ‘Church Schools Company’ founded its first independent school – Surbiton High School – in 1884. Today, our nurseries, prep/junior schools and senior schools provide an excellent education to children and young people aged 0-18. Each of our schools has its own distinct identity and ethos; all are committed to bringing out ‘the best in everyone’.