The chief executive of a group representing private school headteachers is set to succeed Dr Tim Coulson at the Unity Schools Partnership academy trust. The 40-school trust has named Dominic Norrish as its new CEO after long-term boss Coulson left to become director general of the聽. Norrish 鈥� who will move into the position in the new year 鈥� said he is 鈥渆xcited 鈥� to play a role supporting the brilliant work done by staff鈥� across the trust鈥檚 secondary, primary and special schools. 鈥淗aving spent almost all of my adult life living in East Anglia, I feel privileged to contribute to the success of its next generation.” Dr Tim Coulson Having trained as a history teacher, Norrish worked in classroom and leadership roles in a number of state schools. He was a member of United Learning Trust鈥檚 executive team for 10 years, working as its COO for the latter half of that period. With 93 schools on its books, ULT is England鈥檚 biggest trust. Norrish is currently CEO of IAPS, a headteachers’ association representing 650 independent schools in the UK and overseas. Unity鈥檚 board highlighted his 鈥渨ealth of experience and deep commitment to the organisation鈥檚 core values鈥�. Trust chair Chris Quinn also thanked 鈥渆veryone who has provided support and leadership during the recent interim period鈥�. 鈥淭heir commitment and resilience have been vital in maintaining the stability and momentum of our schools.鈥�