Judith Schafer
Chief Executive Officer Changing Lives Learning Trust
It is an honour, a privilege and a responsibility to have been offered the role Chief Executive Officer for Changing Lives Learning Trust from September, something I am delighted to accept.
Cumbria is my home. I went to Jericho Primary School in Whitehaven, and although I moved away with my family when I was 11, Cumbria has a strange way of drawing you back to your beginnings. I have been in education for almost 30 years; I began my career as an English teacher in London, and spent time teaching in Uganda, Kent and Scotland before returning to Cumbria as a Headteacher and Executive Headteacher, and subsequently joining the Trust almost three years ago as Deputy CEO and Director of One Cumbria Teaching School Hub.
Since then, the Hub has established itself on the educational landscape in our region as a provider of quality CPD for teachers and leaders at all stages of their careers – from Initial Teacher Training, through the Early Career Framework to the suite of National Professional Qualifications. We are the provider of choice for Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness, working with around 300 ECTs, over 200 NPQ programme members, and nearly 200 schools across the region.
Now, as I take on the role of CEO, I am delighted to pass on the mantle of the role of Director to Tina Beddoe. Tina is an utterly committed professional, who has professional development at the centre of everything she does. As Deputy Director, she has been instrumental in shaping the TSH and delivering the highest quality provision. She will lead the team with drive and ambition, and I have no doubt that the next four years of the TSH’s future will be exciting and innovative. I know Tina has lots of ideas for how to take the Hub forward, so watch this space!
Changing Lives Learning Trust is very proud to be the home of One Cumbria; we will continue to support Tina and her team as they develop. Cumbria’s children need aspiring professionals to help them shape their world and their futures. One Cumbria supports colleagues to do just that. We have a great team who have the creativity and desire to really make a difference to children, and change their lives through learning.
Vincent Ashworth
Chair of One Cumbria Board
Vincent is a qualified teacher. He spent 14 years in tertiary education as a teacher and a leader. He designed and taught on a range of vocational educational programmes, preparing young people for the world of work.
Vincent has a BA (Hons) degree in French Studies from the University of Lancaster as well as qualifications in interpreting from the Chartered Institute of Linguists. He has an MBA in Educational Management from London South Bank University as well as a CIPD postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management.
Vincent joined Ofsted as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) in 2003. He was subsequently promoted to managing inspector, senior HMI and subsequently Assistant Regional Director for the North West in 2015. Vincent’s specialist expertise is in initial teacher education. He spent several years as one of Ofsted’s national advisers on initial teacher training. He has extensive experience in leading and quality assuring inspections in higher education partnerships, schools, further education colleges and local authority children’s services. As Assistant Regional Director, Vincent was responsible for the recruitment and selection of HMI, training of the inspector workforce, managing media communications, complaints and correspondence management, dealing with safeguarding referrals and monitoring the performance of education provision across local authority areas in the North West. Vincent’s specialist areas of expertise include:
- School improvement
- Curriculum reviews
- Leadership development
- Self-evaluation and school development planning
- Initial teacher education.
Vincent currently works as an education consultant and is a contracted Ofsted Inspector. He is also a Trustee for West Lakes Multi Academy trust with specific responsibility as Chair of One Cumbria Teaching School Hub.
Tina Beddoe
One Cumbria Director and ECF Lead
Tina has been involved in system leadership since 2014 when she was one of the founding members of the ELLEN Teaching School Alliance. She has worked in schools for thirty years and has enjoyed working alongside teachers new to our profession as well as more experienced Mentors. Since leaving headship in the west of the county, she has had the privilege to work with teachers across all phases of education and in all corners of Cumbria.
“I am constantly in awe of the fantastic education the young people of Cumbria receive thanks to the hardworking teams within our schools. I enjoy working with teachers at every stage of their career and hope to support them to develop into the most effective teacher they can be”.
Tina is excited to step into the role of Director of One Cumbria Teaching School Hub and looks forward to developing the strategic direction of the hub, so that teachers across Cumbria can access high quality networking and professional development.
Lindsey Martin
One Cumbria Assistant Director
As a lifelong resident of Cumbria, I am privileged to have worked in schools around the County with professionals committed to ensuring our young people can be the very best they can be. My career in education has spanned 25 years beginning as a primary school teacher and then my journey took me to headship. A passion to make a difference to pupils and their life journey has always driven me and I love nothing better than delivering a primary science lesson where pupils carry out an experiment and test their thinking! Working within One Cumbria enables me to support the whole journey from student teacher through to those graduating from our NPQ programmes and it is a privilege to work alongside the educators of our young people.
Jacqui Wilson
One Cumbria Appropriate Body Lead
I am delighted to carry out the role of Appropriate Body Lead for One Cumbria.
I qualified to teach in 1991 and have worked in West Cumbria for the whole of my career apart from 5 years working in a British Forces School in Germany. Throughout my time in the classroom, I covered all age ranges from reception to Year 6 and in total have been involved in 7 Ofsted inspections, 5 of which were as a Head.
I was a Headteacher for 19 years prior to my retirement in December 2023 and was privileged to lead three schools and be Executive Head of a fourth ranging from a two-class small school to a large primary with over 250 children. I retired to take on a new challenge and to be on Grandma duties!
My role as AB lead for One Cumbria means I have the opportunity to work closely with ECTs, their Induction Leads and Headteachers to ensure they get the best possible opportunities and experience from their induction. I am lucky to be able to visit a number of schools and see the wonderful work that is going on for and by the ECTs throughout our area. I am proud to be part of the One Cumbria team working to help ensure the best possible education and future for all children and young people through the training and development of highly skilled professionals.
Jacqui Percival
One Cumbria SCITT Lead
I have worked in teaching since 1994, following completion of my B’Ed Hons degree in Leeds. I trained to teach primary years 5-11 and I gained a huge amount of teaching experience working with challenge and diversity in schools in the North East. I then furthered my skills and knowledge, in education, as a Special Educational Needs co-ordinator (SENDco), Initial Teacher Trainee (ITT) mentor and school leader before moving to work in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Cumbria. Initially I joined a University ITE provider and I have vast experience in working with and leading school direct PGCE programmes. I went on to continue my passion for learning, by completing continued professional development including my Master’s degree in Education.
As an ITE lead I have experience of teaching on a range of programmes, supporting mentor development and leading programmes. These experiences have meant that I have remained enthusiastic and knowledgeable about teaching and learning. I believe firmly in high expectations across all aspects of school life. As a leader, I strive to support and celebrate growth in individuals within the teaching profession.
My personal research focus is the Early Career Teacher (ECT) and this has enabled me to attend and present at both national and international conferences (ECER, Hamburg 2019 and TEAN 2018, 2019). These experiences and my research focus has been hugely beneficial to my roles as a programme leader and as a senior lecturer. The knowledge I have gained has shaped the advice and support I can now offer to those at the very start of their careers as teachers, as well as those working in the hugely important role of mentor. I am delighted to be leading the One Cumbria SCITT and feel privileged to lead a programme which has the opportunity to shape the teachers of our future, for our schools and our children in Cumbria.
Abby Deeks
One Cumbria Development Lead
Abby qualified as an English teacher in 2001 and since then has worked in schools in Essex, Leicestershire, Kenya and Cumbria. Abby has held a number of different roles over that time, most recently that of Principal of a secondary academy.
Abby is passionate about developing people and this thread has run throughout her career from mentoring teachers new to the profession and developing CPD provision within a school, to working across settings to strengthen teacher and leadership practice. Abby has worked with a range of different ITT providers, helped to establish the first Research School in Cumbria and was formerly Director of West Lakes Teaching School Alliance.
“I feel privileged to be the Development Lead at One Cumbria. The role draws on my passion for helping others to develop and ensuring that every child, no matter which classroom they are in, has the best possible educational experience and has their life changed through learning.”
Fiona Davidson
One Cumbria Teaching School Hub Manager
Fiona has worked in schools for over 20 years and joined One Cumbria in January from her previous role as School Business Manager in a local school. Fiona also worked for the ELLEN Teaching School Alliance as their Business Manager when it was set up in 2014.
Dr Jeffery Quaye OBE
Member of One Cumbria Board
Jeffery joins us as a Trustee on the board of One Cumbria.
Jeffery is the National Director of Education and Standards at Aspirations Academies Trust. An experienced senior leader with an enormous passion for improving the life chances of young people, he was formerly a regional Chief Executive Officer and Director of Standards and Effectiveness. Prior to this, Jeffery was a headteacher of an inner-city London, 11-18 City of London Academy (Southwark) 2 which he led with a dedication to academic rigour and commitment to educational excellence and equity where every student is supported to achieve strong outcomes.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mathematics Education from Brunel University London, a Master of Arts degree with Distinction in Education and holds both the National Professional Qualification for Headship and the Professional Qualification for School Inspectors.
Jeffery is a serving Inspector for primary and secondary schools, a Chartered Mathematics Teacher, an Advanced Skills Teacher, a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching (FCCT), and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA).
Jeffery is a UK Government education policy advisor with recent work with the Department for Education including the Teacher Recruitment and Retention strategy, Review of Behaviour and School Exclusions in England, and Multi Academy Leadership Development for Chief Executive Officers Content Framework.
Additionally, he is an Ofqual External expert and External Examiner for University of Oxford’s MSc Learning and Teaching and Coventry University’s MA in Educational Leadership programmes.
Jeffery is a researcher with particular interest in Bourdieu’s social field theory, social class, race, gender, and mathematics education. His expertise includes teaching and learning, educational leadership, curriculum development, assessment, school improvement, mathematics education, school governance and data analysis.
Jeffery was awarded an OBE for Services to Education in King Charles III’s first New Year Honours list.
