Cat Rushton
Director of Institute, Academy Transformation Trust
Cat Rushton serves as the Director of the Institute at Academy Transformation Trust, leading the professional development offer for a broad and diverse network of academies. In her role, Cat plays a pivotal part in driving school improvement by leading large-scale professional development initiatives. Under her leadership, the Institute extends its impact beyond the trust, forming key strategic partnerships, delivering accredited programs, and working on innovative projects that support ongoing progress in professional development across the sector. Previously, Cat worked as a science teacher and advanced through various leadership roles, where she led curriculum and pedagogy at department, whole school, and trust levels.
Build capability and capacity
1 Workshop series one
How can we drive school improvement at scale through high impact professional development?
<span class="EOP SCXW28588067 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}">Improving teaching across multiple schools is hard. This workshop explores how to implement professional development that improves teaching and drives school improvement at scale. We’ll share models from trusts across the country who are leading and delivering impactful context-specific professional development programmes trust-wide. </span><em>This workshop relates to the 'build capability and capacity' strand of the conceptual model.</em>