Our Team

Rachel Brindley	Director, Herts and Bucks Teaching School Alliance Director, Trust Improvement for The Danes Educational Trust StSS, Emergency Fund and SLE Lead
Josephine Valentine	CEO, The Danes Educational Trust SSIF Sub-Regional Improvement Lead (NWLSC West) Senior Partner, Challenge Partners DfE Advisor
Toby Sutherland	Headteacher, St Clement Danes School
Stephen Thompson	Headteacher, Croxley Danes School
Michael Jones	Headteacher, Parmiter’s School
Edward Conway	Headteacher, St Michael’s Catholic High School
Steve McShannon	Headteacher, Chessbrook ESC
Alan Roe	Headteacher, Dr Challoner's High School
Rachel Smith	Headteacher, Beaconsfield High School
Mike Garvey	Challenge Partner Hub Manager Assistant Head, St Clement Danes Multi-Academy Trust
Mandy Quinton	Science Learning Partnership (SLP) Lead and Bucks & Oxon Computer Hub Lead
Paula Moore	Teaching School Officer, Danes Educational Trust
Adam Baker	ITT Lead, Parmiter’s School (Herts hub)
Mary Howard	School Direct Lead, Parmiter’s School (Herts hub)
Kate Brown	ITT Lead, Dr Challoner's High School (Bucks hub)
Lu du Preez	School Direct Lead, Dr Challoner's High School (Bucks hub)
John O'Callaghan	CPD Lead, St Michael’s Catholic High School

27/11/20 How strong is the link between working hours and teacher wellbeing? And does it matter how those working hours are comprised? @JohnPeterJerrim @DrSamSims's research findings explained in #IOEBlog @FFTEduDatalab @NuffieldFound Read more
27/11/20 Improving Secondary Science - the seven recommendations from our guidance report: Read more Read more
27/11/20 Are your A level science students lost in logarithms and stumped by statistics? Our mathematics subject specialist @STEMLearning_MA explains how we provide strategies and action plans for teachers to help students figure out mathematics in science: Read more Read more
24/11/20 Huge thanks to Alex @ParmitersSchool, and @MsKateABrown and Faye from @ChallonersHigh for facilitating three excellent twilight CPDL sessions since 17th November. +👏x a million to our colleagues from @SCDSchool and @croxleydanes tonight who were present on an Occasional Day!