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Movers and shakers:聽Richard Reeve, David Weston, Amanda Parry, Lee Wilson, Anneliese Yafai

Book collector, former cruise ballroom dancing teacher and one-time child TV star among those starting new jobs

Freddie Whittaker

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This week鈥檚 movers and shakers include a keen book collector, a former cruise ballroom dancing teacher and a one-time child TV star.

This column is our fortnightly guide 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 news@schoolsweek.co.uk with 鈥楳overs and shakers鈥 in the subject line.

Richard Reeve

Headteacher, Rockwood Academy,

Start date: Friday, March 22

Previous/current job: Headteacher, Buile Hill Academy, Manchester

Interesting fact: Richard鈥檚 love of literature has led to a collection of more than 1,500 books, including rare editions.

David Weston

AI lead,

Start date: Monday, April 1

Previous/current job: Co-chief executive, Teacher Development Trust

Interesting fact: David once taught ballroom dancing on a cruise ship, going by the name 鈥楢lex鈥 while on board. The crew bar is zero tax and everyone parties very hard鈥

Amanda Parry

Chief executive,

Start date: Monday, April 1

Previous/current job: Deputy chief executive, HISP

Interesting fact: While growing up, Amanda aspired to be a spy. But settling for education, she has worked for the past 20 years mostly focusing on school improvement and partnerships (made an OBE in 2022)

Lee Wilson

Chief executive,

Start date: March

Previous/current job: Interim chief executive, OGAT

Interesting fact: Lee is an adventurous and avid traveller, and spent last summer trekking in Indonesia. He got married at Christmas.

Anneliese Yafai

Trust lead practitioner for languages,

Start date: April

Previous/current job: Director of languages and NCLE MFL hub lead

Interesting fact: Anneliese featured in a CBBC fly-on-the-wall-style school documentary series. She has never been able to live down some of her famous sayings since.

Dr Mary Bousted appointed honorary professor at UCL

Former National Education Union general secretary Dr Mary Bousted has been appointed an honorary professor at UCL鈥檚 Institute of Education.

Dr Mary Bousted
Dr Mary Bousted

The trade unionist, who also led the Association of Teachers and Lecturers from 2003 until its merger with the National Union of Teachers in 2017, has joined the IOE鈥檚 Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research.

She has joined to 鈥渃ontinue her work on teacher professionalism, the causes of the teaching crisis, and possible solutions to the issue鈥, the university said.

Bousted will 鈥渃ontribute to the centre鈥檚 research on professional learning and practice to support the development of teaching as an agentive profession, with the aim of enhancing educators鈥 capacity to impact inequalities鈥.

A former English teacher, Bousted studied at the IOE for a Master鈥檚 degree in language and literature in education. After teaching, she led teacher education programmes at Edge Hill University and Kingston University.

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