This week’s movers and shakers include a keen pickleball player, two marathon runners and a street photographer. This column is our聽fortnightly guide聽to who is moving where in the schools community. We are keen to hear about appointments at a senior level. Please send submissions for this section to聽news@schoolsweek.co.uk聽with 鈥楳overs and shakers鈥� in the subject line. Become a member for unlimited access to Schools Week subscribe Our members enjoy early access to exclusive content and in-depth articles before anyone else. Get expert journalism, experience fewer ads, and unlock a growing range of member benefits. Adam Sproston Programme director, Area SEND, Ofsted Start date May Previous role Senior His Majesty's Inspector, SEND, AP and inclusion, Ofsted Interesting fact Prior to qualifying as a teacher, Adam worked at the Department for Education and Skills as an administrative officer on the 鈥榗omputers for teachers鈥� initiative. He enjoys travel and is a recent convert to the fast-growing world of pickleball. Umara Qureshi Principal, Longsands Academy, Astrea Academy Trust Start date June Previous job Head of school, Cedars Upper School, Chiltern Learning Trust Interesting fact Umara is passionate about learning languages and speaks Urdu and Punjabi fluently. She is currently learning to speak Arabic, French and Turkish. Robin Newman Non-executive director, HFL Education Start date April Concurrent role Principal at Haileybury Turnford, Cheshunt Interesting fact Robin ran the London Marathon in 2026. He completed the course in a similar time to his previous London Marathon, despite being 23 years older. Robin is also a silver winner of the Pearson headteacher of the year award 2023. Zoran Dimitrijevic Head of tech in Schools, HFL Education Start date May Previous role Company director, Cheeky Munkey Interesting role Zoran is an avid road cyclist and until recently was chairman of the Amersham Road Cycling Club, a role he held for four years. Zoran is also a keen street photographer, specialising in black and white photography. Hannah Ackroyd Head of operations and strategy, SENSational Tutors Start date May Previous role Business operations manager, SENSational Tutors Interesting fact Hannah once participated in a 24-hour workout with a group of friends from her CrossFit gym, to raise money for a local group who provide access to sports for children and young people with SEND. Julie Kapsalis Non-executive director, The Careers and Enterprise Company Start date June Concurrent job Chief executive, North East Surrey College of Technology Interesting fact Julie is an avid fan of the darts and horse racing. She is proud to be a committee member at Epsom Downs Racecourse, home to the Epsom Derby. Toby Greany Professor of education, Manchester Metropolitan University Start date September Current job Professor of education, University of Nottingham Interesting fact Toby loves music. He sees live music regularly - an eclectic mix, from soul, funk, afrobeat and tropicalia to folk and blues. He also sings in a local choir. He was on the BBC's 'Songs of Praise' in the 1980s. Ben Levinson Executive deputy director of primary education, Meridian Trust Start date September Previous role Director of school and trust improvement and executive headteacher, The Tapscott Learning Trust Interesting fact Ben ran an ultra-marathon around Kensington Primary School for an entire day to raise money for the playground and was even joined by a former education secretary for a very small part of it. Amarbeer Singh Gill Deputy director, Tudor Grange Research School & Teacher Educator, Ambition Institute Start date September Current role Assistant director, Greenshaw Research School Interesting fact Amarbeer's family has been teaching maths for three generations, spanning two countries and multiple cities. Grant Monaghan Executive principal, Ormiston Latimer Academy and Ormiston Beachcroft Academy Start date September Current role Principal, Ormiston Latimer Academy Interesting fact Prior to teaching, Grant once served four years as a Royal Marines Commando