Head of Learning and Achievement

Christian has over 20 years experience in education. He is an NLE and has established two National Support Schools. Christian has a wealth of experience in supporting schools in challenging circumstances. Prior to his appointment as Head of Learning, Christian worked as headteacher of Heatherlands Primary School, which formed part of Coastal's original 'founding trusts'.

Lead Practitioner for Teaching and Learning Pedagogy

Rosanna began the role of Lead Practitioner for Teaching and Learning Pedagogy in September 2020. She has held Deputy Headteacher leadership roles, focusing on driving standards. She is an experienced teacher and has recent classroom and moderation experience. Rosanna works across all of the CLP schools to provide support for teaching and learning, pedagogical developments, curriculum design and teacher training.

Lead Practitioner for Inclusion

Esther has been in education for over 20 years, she has worked in a range of schools across KS1 and 2 including within a special school. She has worked as Assistant Head and SENCo for over seven years including leading on SEND across a MAT prior to joining CLP. She holds a SENCo qualification and OCR qualifications to assess and teach pupils with special educational needs. She is currently undertaking a Masters in leadership and management with a focus on SEND.

Lead Practitioner for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum

Sarah joined the School Improvement Team following many years of dedicated work in primary education. Throughout her career, she has led whole-school initiatives, with a particular emphasis on improving outcomes in English. She brings a wealth of classroom experience alongside a strong background in writing moderation and assessment. Sarah has also worked closely with teacher training providers and mentored early-career teachers, and enjoys contributing to the growth and confidence of new professionals entering the field.

In her current role, Sarah supports the development of teaching and learning across all schools in CLP, helping to refine curriculum provision and strengthen whole-school practice. 

Specialist Teacher

Nicky is an experienced teacher in the field of special education. She has worked as a Special Needs Teacher and Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in both special and mainstream schools, covering KS1 to KS4. Her qualifications include a SENCo qualification and OCR diplomas in assessing and teaching students with Specific Learning Difficulties. She is also an ELKLAN tutor with expertise in speech and language support. For the past eight years, Nicky has been a Specialist Advisory Teacher with the Dorset Education and Early Help Team. In this role, she worked with schools to build their capacity to support students with a variety of special needs. Currently, Nicky works for CLP focusing on assessing and making recommendations to support students with specific and complex needs, providing staff training to enhance their SEN skills, and engaging in joint planning to improve outcomes for children with SEN.

Assistant to the Lead Practitioner for Inclusion 

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Education Improvement Professional (Standards and English)

Michele has worked in various roles within education for 23 years. These have included teaching English in a secondary school in Germany; managing junior TESOL departments; significant experience in senior primary management and teaching positions; and time spent as an English lead practitioner.

She joined as an Education Improvement Professional (Standards and English) in April 2018 after 10 years working for Bournemouth LA as an Education Improvement Adviser. While employed with the LA, Michele led on all aspects of the National Literacy Strategies linked to English and school improvement. Michele was also responsible for training the KS 2 Writing moderation team across Bournemouth and Poole.

Michele provides support to schools within CLP and through traded services in regard to: English, Assessment and Moderation at all Key Stages, School improvement, Teaching and Learning, Curriculum development, Leadership development, Teacher training and development.

Outside work, Michele enjoys swimming, spinning and attempting to keep up with her daughter.