Carole has been a part of the education sector for over 25 years, holding various roles and responsibilities, in senior leadership positions: assistant head, deputy head, head of school and headteacher. She also holds roles such as Chair of School Forum, in Hartlepool and NPQH facilitation.
Carole’s core values are built around a strong commitment and passion to making a difference to all children, families and the communities served by Northern Lights. She believes this is achievable through collaboration and effective partnership working with stakeholders within the trust and beyond. She is passionate about all schools being inclusive in all areas of school life, allowing all pupils to flourish through an unwavering commitment to the five principles of inclusion.
- Dignity, not deficit
- Greater complexity merits greater expertise
- Different, but not apart
- Success in all its forms
- Action at all levels
Carole also supports our schools within the Trust in areas such as Safeguarding, Attendance and Behaviour. She wholeheartedly believes that all of the above is achievable through all schools within Northern Lights fostering and embedding a ‘belonging’ culture.
