School Improvement Team

Louise has worked at Barrow Hedges since September 2007, initially as a class teaching Deputy Headteacher, before becoming Acting Headteacher in April 2011. Louise completed her NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship) in 2012 and was appointed as Headteacher in the same year.

Aside from two periods of maternity leave (in 2012/13 and 2016/17,) Louise has been Headteacher of Barrow Hedges for the past eleven years. Louise is currently completing her NPQEL (National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership) and is really enjoying working with colleagues across the Trust..

Claire has worked at Avenue Primary Academy since 2004, initially as a class teacher, then Assistant Head, Deputy Head, Acting Head teacher and currently as Head of School. In her role she works closely with the Executive Head Teacher and Head of School for the Autism Bases at Avenue, on the strategic development of the school. Claire completed her NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship) in 2021.

Claire has considerable experience in the analysis of pupil data and was appointed as the CPAT Assessment Lead in September 2021. Since working for the Trust School Improvement Team, she has created a strategic plan for assessment and how it informs the curriculum, teaching, and interventions. She has a consistent approach to assessment, where all schools follow the same scale and analysis templates. She has ensured that the MIS system, Arbor, is used efficiently and effectively to support staff in setting targets and analysing data.   

Each year Claire analyses published data using ASP for KS1 and 2 progress and attainment, and the Year 1 phonics check. This is an important part of her annual role, as it enables her to monitor closely how the Trust schools are performing in relation to national figures. This information is used to inform relevant members of staff and shared with governors and Trustees. To go alongside the ASP analysis, she writes detailed case studies about any area where, from the external data, gaps or trends are exposed.

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Marianne has been a primary school teacher since 2010 and is English Leader and part of the Senior Leadership Team at Barrow Hedges Primary Academy. During her teaching career, she has also been an external moderator for the London Borough of Sutton. In her role as English Leader in the Cirrus Improvement Team, Marianne provides strategic support for the Trust as a whole and bespoke support for each school. She is working towards a goal of driving standards in teaching and learning of English across all Cirrus schools; this ensures that every child is given the opportunity to leave primary school being confident in their reading, writing and communication skills. The support provided includes working closely with the English leaders in schools, organising development opportunities for staff within the Trust and supporting senior leaders with monitoring and evaluative activities.  

Janine became the CPAT Leader for EYFS in 2021; her role is to empower Leaders across the Trust to offer high quality Early Years education that enables their youngest learners to flourish and to be the best they can be. 

Janine believes that every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential so strives to accept nothing less in my own practice. This is evidenced by Janine's dedication, passion, and love of early years teaching; through high expectations of herself, staff and pupils, and by her commitment and enthusiasm for, systematic improvement to raise standards throughout her teaching career. Janine's work has been validated through successful Ofsted inspections, the Early Years Quality Mark and high scoring ECERS inspections. Janine is humbled and proud to share that she was awarded the accolade of 'Inspirational Leader of the Year 2021-22'. 

At CPAT by working together to share best practice; and to learn from one another, we can harness resources and expertise to drive continued improvements, whilst allowing each school to retain its own unique character. A child’s experience between birth and age five has a major impact on their future life chances. Therefore, a purposeful, secure, safe and happy learning environment with highly engaging and stimulating learning experiences is vital to provide the right foundation for future progress. This is the vision for every school within the academy, for every child. There is no greater pleasure than providing the very best standards in education to enable pupils to meet their potential, aiding those ‘eureka’ moments!

Becky has been a primary school teacher since 2014 and is Maths Leader and member of the Senior Leadership Team at Barrow Hedges Primary Academy.  She is passionate about Maths and within her role as the Trust Maths lead, is committed to ensuring high quality teaching and consistent learning.  

Becky is responsible for monitoring standards of Maths across our 5 primary schools which allows her to identify strengths and areas of development. Becky also works closely with the Maths leads and Headteachers across the Trust, enabling her to provide bespoke support to each school to further improve the Trust's Maths standards.

Kate is the Trust SEND Lead as well as the Assistant Headteacher and SENCo at Wallington Primary Academy. Throughout her 25 years in education, Kate has a wealth of experience in teaching and leadership which has been focused on Inclusion.

For the last 15 years as a Senior Leader, Kate has championed inclusive practice for all children in removing barriers to enable them to fulfil their potential as well as securing the right educational support for these pupils as they progress through education. This work has been recognised and externally validated by Ofsted and IQM. In a wider Leadership capacity,

Kate is an ECT tutor, supporting with behaviour across the school and works on a number of school improvement projects involving curriculum development and design with a focus on diversity in the curriculum, Pupil Premium Strategies and OPAL (outdoor play and learning) to enrich and improve the quality of play.  .