Moira Marder

CEO, The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust

Moira epitomises the trust’s aim of transforming young people’s futures through exceptional education no matter their background. She started her career as a history teacher at Feltham Community College in West London. She first came to the south west in 2007 as deputy headteacher at St James School, later becoming headteacher in 2011. Whilst at St James, the school transformed from one of the lowest performing schools in the country to one of the top performing in Devon. She is at the heart of the trust and has been part of it since before it was formed in 2013. She believes passionately in the benefit of local schools working together to be the best they can be for all our children across the region and she has been an instrumental force in realising the huge educational benefits of working with lead trust education partners; Exeter College and The University of Exeter.

Moira is a member of Uffculme Academy Trust, chairs the Plymouth place based group, is Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Devon, and has received a Doctorate from Exeter University in 2019 for services to education.

Hall 11a

1 Breakout sessions: Series one

The partnership dividend: How do we build and benefit from it?

The ‘partnership dividend’ is realised through an investment in each other, in people, in ‘our place’. It is ‘paid out’ in the increased collective capacity of and for our children, families and colleagues and in stronger, more resilient communities. In this session, James will be inviting trusts to provide tangible examples of this work already underway at the neighbourhood level. He’ll pose some reflection questions to help consider the leadership implications for trust leaders seeking to support their colleagues in this work, for the benefit of the children, staff and communities they serve. Ideal for all trust leaders interested in system leadership, including chief executives, directors of education, and school improvement leads.