Mark became the CEO at TST in September 2024. He is responsible for all aspects of the trust’s performance and leads the senior team. Mark has also been the CEO of a large successful CofE trust in the east Midlands and a Regional Director for the largest trust in the country. He was one of the Her Majesty’s Inspectors and involved in the research for Bold Beginnings. He remains an Ofsted Inspector.
Mark began teaching in 1996. He has taught and led in a wide range of primary schools across the south east and London. His Masters from the Institute of Education focused on leadership and he holds both NPQH and NPQEL. Mark has been deployed by the Department of Education to work with a range of trusts. He is recognised by the National Institute of Teaching as an ‘Expert Contributor’, including hosting a range of CEOs engaged in the NIoT national programs.