Fran is Deputy Director of Teaching and Learning for the trust. She works collaboratively with schools and leaders to help ensure a high quality of education and excellent outcomes for pupils.

Fran has been teaching since 2007. She is an experienced school leader who has worked with teachers and leaders at all levels, across a wide range of settings, in order to improve outcomes. This has included successfully working with schools in crisis in order to support sustainable improvement.

As a school leader, she has driven significant and sustained improvements in Maths and English, and has led Teaching and Learning across the trust.

Fran is a Specialist Leader of Education. She has devised and delivered bespoke, evidence-informed CPD for a wide variety of schools and settings and supports the development of teachers new to the profession through involvement with LLA’s PGCE programme.