Meet our Central Team

Every Student Matters - Quality Learning - Effective Partnerships

Mr Lee Williams

Interim CEO, Executive Headteacher

Previously the Principal at Lordswood Boys' School, having moved the school from ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ Ofsted grade. In 1 year, progress 8 at Lordswood Boys' School moved from -0.52 to +0.36. Lee specialises in developing powerful leaders, transforming behaviour and enrichment in schools and has extensive experience of implementing the primary-secondary transition model, including leadership of The Foundation Studies Programme. Prior to this, Lee spent a number of years experience working on school improvement and educational transformational change projects. 

Dr David Kershaw

Trust Advisor

David is a retired secondary executive Headteacher with extensive experience as an academy trust CEO. Having supported four secondary schools come out of OFSTED special measures and overseen dramatic school improvement of schools within deprivation areas of Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Bradford, he is passionate about enabling excellent education opportunities for all. He was Coventry City Council’s Cabinet Lead for Education for four years and has been chairman of the Epworth Trust and on the boards of numerous primary and secondary schools including the Methodist Academies and Schools Trust. 

Mr Laurence Chilver

Trust Governance Professional

Mrs Liz Reed

Trust HR Consultant

Lordswood Boys' School Hagley Road Harborne  Birmingham B17 8BJ 

Tel: 0121 464 2837 

Email: enquiry@centralacademiestrust.co.uk

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