Our Leaders
Executive Team
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Duncan Jacques CBE NLE
Chief Estates Officer
Richard Crabtree
Chief Finance Officer
Sarah Murray
Chief Human Resources (HR) Officer
Emma Hendry
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Ruth Jarvis
Governance Manager / Company Secretary
Peter Taylor
Director of Exceed Teaching School Hub
Paul Butler
Director of Exceed SCITT
Kathryn Gerrard
Director of Exceed Institute
Emma Dobson
Headteachers
Appleton Academy
Helen Jones (Executive Headteacher)
Rachel Garlick (Head of Secondary)
Joanne Clayton (Head of Primary)
Bradford Alternative Provision (AP) Academy
Richard Bottomley (Headteacher)
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
Jackie Bracewell (Co-Headteacher)
Rachel Sowerby (Co-Headteacher)
Copthorne Primary School
Stephanie Ngenda (Head of School)
Christabel Shepherd NLE (Executive Headteacher)
Cottingley Village Primary School
Nichola Geale (Headteacher)
Glenaire Primary School
Kirsty Hutchinson (Executive Headteacher)
Jo Wilkinson (Headteacher)
Harden Primary School
Kirsty Hutchinson (Executive Headteacher)
Leanne Ruddock (Head of School)
Holybrook Primary School
Chris Lloyd (Head of School)
Christabel Shepherd NLE (Executive Headteacher)
Horton Grange Primary School
Rebecca Marshall (Headteacher)
Horton Park Primary School
Saima Bahadur (Headteacher)
