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East Midlands
The East Midlands will be focusing on these regional priorities: Engagement, belonging, and relational climate; and foundational literacy and numeracy. They will be supporting the national priority of assessment and data coherence.
Regional leads
Ash Rahman - Nova Education Trust
Ashfaq Rahman OBE is a former headteacher of Toot Hill School and lead Ofsted inspector who became CEO in 2021. Nova Education Trust is a cross-phase multi-academy trust of 17 schools based in Nottinghamshire.
Sarah Ridley - The Mead Educational Trust
Sarah Ridley is a former headteacher at five inner-city Leicester schools and a National Leader of Education who became CEO in 2022, after several years as Deputy CEO. The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing partnership of 15 primary and secondary academies in Leicester and the East Midlands.
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