Trust Leaders

Ash is an accomplished educational leader with over two decades of experience driving school transformation and academic excellence. Beginning his career in 2003 as a History, Politics, and Advanced Skills teacher, he went on to play a key role as Deputy Headteacher in elevating Grey Court School from 'satisfactory' to 'Outstanding', before serving as Sixth Form Development Manager for the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. As Headteacher of Chessington School, Ash led a significant turnaround, turning it into an oversubscribed school of choice with student progress outcomes consistently above national averages. Since 2020, he has served as CEO of the Every Child Every Day Academy Trust—expanding the Trust to five 'Good' and 'Outstanding' schools across Richmond, Kingston and Surrey—alongside his role as Chair of the Kingston Schools Forum.

As our Director of Inclusive Learning, Rebecca works in close collaboration with Headteachers, Senior Leaders, and SENCOs to cultivate a person-centred approach to inclusion across all our schools. Driven by the philosophy that every teacher is a teacher of SEND and every leader is a leader of SEND, she brings over 15 years of senior leadership experience as a Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher, and SENCO across inner-city schools. Beyond the Trust, Rebecca holds several prominent regional and national roles: she serves as a Deputy Regional SEN Lead for London, a NASENCO tutor and Module Leader with Middlesex University and Real Training, a DfE Trust and School Improvement Officer, and a Trustee for Calibre Audio. A passionate advocate for distributive leadership, she also sits on key Local Authority panels and created a five-part SEND leadership course designed to empower SENCOs to lead strategically.