This week’s movers and shakers include a former child actor, a sky diver and an ex-national athlete, as well as a yoga advocate and ski instructor.
This column is our fortnightly guide to who is moving where in the schools community.
We are keen to hear about appointments at a senior level. Please send submissions for this section to news@schoolsweek.co.uk with ‘Movers and shakers’ in the subject line.
Carley Holliman
Deputy CEO, The Eden Academy Trust
Start date: June 24
Current role: Assistant director of education, Cambridgeshire County Council
Interesting fact: Carley was in the riot episode of Grange Hill in 1992, which resulted in three days of her school summer holidays spent running up and down a disused building site.
Corinne Kaur-Stevenson
National Procurement Manager, Oasis Community Learning
Start date: February
Previous role: Procurement manager, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust
Interesting fact: Corinne is a huge advocate of yoga and is a trained instructor. She practises every day to build strength, stay flexible and most importantly improve mindfulness.
Rebecca Waterson
Director of learning, E-ACT
Start date: September
Current role: Senior vice principal, Brooke Weston Academy
Interesting fact: Rebecca has skydived over the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand, jumped off the Auckland Sky Tower and has also lived and worked in Singapore.
Kay Shepherd
Director of learning, E-ACT
Start date: September
Current role: Director of Leicestershire and Rutland Teaching School Hub
Interesting fact: Kay is a trained ski instructor and also enjoys a Mars bar dipped in a cup of tea.
Alistair Crawford
Workforce development lead, The Eden Academy
Start date: April 15
Previous role: Director of SEND and inclusion, St Martin’s and St Andrew’s Teaching Schools, Derby
Interesting fact: As a junior, Alistair represented Wales in athletics. The 400, 200 and 4x100m were his main events (anything further than a lap of the track felt like a marathon!).
Your thoughts