Chris became trust leader for Embrace Multi Academy Trust upon formation of the trust in April 2019. He had previously chaired the strategy group of heads and chairs of governors that paved the way for the establishment of the trust.
Prior to his current role, Chris was principal at Brockington College for nine years, during which time the school became an academy, changed age range to 11-16 and increased numbers on roll from 850 to 1250 pupils.
Chris has 20 years’ experience as a senior leader in schools.