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08/05/25

Outstanding CPD session examining the Power of Coaching delivered by experienced facilitators. Book now for next Friday https://t.co/jevMASbNas pic.twitter.com/zabaUktwgy

08/05/25

* Science Teacher (Focus on Chemistry) vacancy * MPS/UPS - Full Time Start date: September 2025https://t.co/LIRz9ZQbOz#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/Jxy1Cb0wQ0

07/05/25

A fantastic opportunity for our Y4 pupils today competing in the Scholars Cup! They took part in a football and tag rugby tournament, and competed exceptionally, winning the cup! A great achievement, and a fantastic event ran by our academy sports leaders! pic.twitter.com/nPeK5wSjz6

07/05/25

* Religion and Society Teacher vacancy * MPS/UPS - Full Time / Part Time Start date: September 2025 Closing date: 9am on Monday 19th May 2025https://t.co/eiJQxsPNt0#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/2LeDOy5iTx

07/05/25

* Cover Supervisor vacancy * H4 £19,400 Actual Annual Salary 32.5hrs per week - Term Time + 5 INSET Days Start date: June 2025 A Cover Supervisor is required to join our talented support staff team.https://t.co/IcRRr9kHcN#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/VOBUIXPPl9

07/05/25

We are delighted to announce that our school has achieved an award for our school’s Travel Plan, gaining “Very Good Level Modeshift STARS 2025” accreditation. We are pleased to note the improvement on our good Travel Plan last year, as more students choose sustainable travel. pic.twitter.com/xk9vIKt8VM

06/05/25

Our Year 12 students have recently participated in a number of workshops run by The Crown Estate. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to experience and to gain knowledge and skills whilst designing plans for a new development.https://t.co/DvnfYAojLW pic.twitter.com/1uIqD72B2f

06/05/25

* Art Teacher vacancy * MPS/UPS - Full Time/Part Time Maternity Cover up to 1 Year Start date: September 2025https://t.co/C2YPcNY6du The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 12 May 2025.#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/ZjtZNUaUS6

06/05/25

* Product Design Teacher vacancy * MPS/UPS - Full Time/Part Time Maternity Cover up to 1 Year Start date: September 2025https://t.co/x79vzJvsQi#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/B67LGxgEXv

06/05/25

* Artwork of the Week * Our Year 9 students have produced these beautiful observational drawing panels, experimenting with pencil, watercolour/coloured pencil and biro. Well done!https://t.co/7r7WvztXZk pic.twitter.com/AIfLyur0BL

01/05/25

* Science News * Chemistry Olympiad is a challenging and inspiring test of students knowledge. Congratulations to Niamh F, and Finley P for achieving bronze awards and to Angin S for achieving a silver award. pic.twitter.com/BFTzhaIURP

30/04/25

* English Teacher vacancy * MPS/UPS - Full Time Start date: September 2025 Samuel Ryder Academy seeks an enthusiastic and inspirational English Teacher to teach across the age and ability range.https://t.co/3RzpBe8YiD#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/9wSr1UvIRk

28/04/25

Last Wednesday, an Oxbridge Universities Workshop took place at Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead. The Year 12 students had the opportunity to learn about applying to Oxbridge, how to structure and write their personal statements, and how to perform at interview. pic.twitter.com/I6HH7iltdm

24/04/25

Superb win for the Y4 in the high 5s netball tournament today, scoring over 30 goals across 6 matches and only conceding 2. They played some fantastic netball in the sun and worked brilliantly as a team. A true testament to all the hard work invested. pic.twitter.com/2HuwDwMwqf

23/04/25

📷 Passionate about STEM? We're looking for a STEM Coordinator to inspire the next generation of innovators. Apply now 📷 https://t.co/SEaxF4kmFC pic.twitter.com/CR9nMoC5lv

23/04/25

📷 Make a real impact in the classroom—join us as a Lead Cover Supervisor! Apply now 📷 https://t.co/SEaxF4kmFC pic.twitter.com/oT4JKluTWD

23/04/25

📷 Ready to lead the lab? We're looking for a Lead Science Technician to guide and inspire at RBA! Apply here 📷 https://t.co/SEaxF4kUva pic.twitter.com/O8I0jPdF2Z

23/04/25

Congratulations to student selected to represent England Deaf Rugby in their upcoming match this Saturday. Their dedication and talent have earned them a spot on the team, will proudly wear the England jersey as they take to the field. Good luck. pic.twitter.com/TdSf3KrqG7

23/04/25

We're hiring! Join us as a Science Technician and help spark a love for science in the next generation. Apply now 📷 https://t.co/SEaxF4kmFC pic.twitter.com/2wg5NjZyTg

22/04/25

Experiments involving light, and color filters in Science club 🤩 pic.twitter.com/2ImR1gnLAq

02/04/25

Congratulations to our U13 Boys football team who are the District Cup winners!🏆The team won the District Cup Final against Sir John Lawes School yesterday, winning 2-1. This is an incredible achievement and well-deserved. Well done, boys; we are so proud of you! pic.twitter.com/DrVQT4y54X

01/04/25

* Cover Supervisor vacancy * H4 £19,400 Actual Annual Salary 32.5hrs per week - Term Time + 5 INSET Days Start date: May/June 2025 A Cover Supervisor is required to join our talented support staff team.https://t.co/IcRRr9kHcN#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/t92JHgqOIm

01/04/25

* Year 8 Boys Football District Cup Final * We are looking forward to the District Cup Final against SJL this afternoon at Woollam Playing Fields. Two of our Trust schools competing in the final! Here are our students after their semi-final win - good luck boys! pic.twitter.com/yFO5QvjFnw

01/04/25

* Alban Learning Partners’ Student Conference * Please click below for an account of the day from our Year 12 students, Carys and Finley:https://t.co/nh5u2Jcp6t

31/03/25

Last week our Year 1 children walked to St Luke’s Church to learn about Christianity and participate in an Easter service. They learnt about the Easter story, sang a selection of songs and were invited to bring flowers from home to help decorate the cross. pic.twitter.com/CTnPGrVBCH

Trust Board Profiles

A list of the relevant business and pecuniary interests for our Governing Body can be found here

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Geoff Payne - Chair of Trust Board

Geoff Payne became a member of the Trust Board in 2017 and has been Chair of the Board since 2023.

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Joel Bellman - Vice Chair of Trust Board

Joel has lived in Hertfordshire for over a decade, and has children at one of the Trust's schools.  He is passionate about the Trust's vision: to enable its schools to develop young people of whom we can all be proud, who achieve more than they ever believed possible and who are prepared to contribute to society at every level.

Joel's background is in finance, governance and technology.  He is currently a partner at a digital consultancy, specialising in large scale delivery projects using modern web and mobile technology.

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Jocelyn Angrave - Trustee

Having studied French and European studies at University Jocelyn went on to do a master’s course in the United States in Political Science.  She went on to have a career in international marketing and product development and in 2001 set up her own business. 

Jocelyn was first involved in the Trust in 2015 when she helped set up and initially chair the Friends of Sir John Lawes School.  After that she was elected as a parent governor and later appointed as a co-opted governor.  During this time, she has served as the governor link for various areas including curriculum, learning and inclusivity and safeguarding.  She was also the governor representative on the Trust Admissions and Educational Standards committees.

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Paul Burrett - Trustee

Paul recently retired as a Headteacher of an Outstanding School in South Bedfordshire. Before working in a leadership role, he was a Music teacher in secondary and middle schools.

Paul has experience of taking a school into a multi-academy trust and has also served on the Central Bedfordshire School’s Forum and has been a mentor for new Headteachers. Previously he has also enjoyed a role in teacher training.

Andy Cunningham

Andy Cunningham - Trustee

Andy started his teaching career in 1972 as a Physics teacher at Kingsbury High School in the London Borough of Brent.  Moving to Hertfordshire four years later he moved through a number of promotional posts to become Headteacher of two Hertfordshire schools.

After 14 years of Headship Andy transferred to work for the Hertfordshire Education Department first as Principal Secondary School Adviser and then as acting director of the Building Schools for the Future programme.  During this time Andy supported the changes taking place at the Bushey and Samuel Ryder Academies, both of which involved Sir John Lawes School.

After retiring in 2011 part time consultancy work followed, for 5 years, mainly as a schools’ adviser for Luton and for the past four years Andy has been a Governor at Ashlyns School in Berkhamsted.  Andy also chairs the Trust's Finance & Audit Committee.

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Victoria Garvin - Trustee

Victoria became a member of the Trust Board in March 2022 and my two daughters currently attend one the Trust’s schools. She is pleased to support the Trust and its schools, and is looking forward to supporting the success of Scholars' Education Trust.

Victoria is dynamic, versatile and commercially focused, with significant and broad knowledge of Governance functions. She is a governance consultant and has worked for many years within the financial services sector overseeing the application of governance practices across businesses. She has also been a Trustee of a large Company Pension Scheme and a school governor. 

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Sean Hegarty - Trustee

Sean became a member of the Trust Board in 2021. He has seen both his children go through one of the Trust schools and is delighted to help the Trust deliver on its vision and values. 

Sean's focus is supporting the Trust in the areas of Finance, Strategy & Governance, having held senior finance leadership roles in the Media, Technology, Travel & Leisure and Education Support Services. He is currently the CFO of a Fintech business in London.

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Carley Holliman - Trustee

Carley joined the Trust in 2024, and is a member of the Education Standards and Audit committee.  She is Deputy CEO of a specialist education trust across London and the North East of England.  Previously in her role as the Assistant Director – Education, for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough her responsibilities included setting the strategic vision and priorities for the work of the education directorate. Carley has extensive experience teaching in early years and primary settings.  She has been a senior leader and headteacher in a range of schools and has worked with a variety of local authorities as a school improvement adviser.  She has extensive experience of curriculum design, leadership development, coaching and mentoring, strategic planning, SEND and early years provision.  Carley has a proven track record in all aspects of school improvement and educational development coupled with a broad commercial experience including national consultancy roles, facilitation, programme development and school improvement services. These experiences have been further strengthened by the Executive Masters in Business Administration.

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Bill Rammell - Trustee

With a degree in French Bill spent his early career in Local Government and Higher Education management. He then served for 13 years as the MP for Harlow, the last 8 of those as a Government Minister at the Foreign Office and the MOD, but most relevantly as Minister of State for Further and Higher Education.

After 8 years as Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, he moved into the private sector at the end of 2019.

He has worked in and around Education all his working life and has an absolute passion for the capacity of education to transform and change lives for the better. Bill is keen to use his experience to help ensure all our students in the academy schools fulfil their potential and as many as possible benefit from going onto University.

Claire Robins

Claire Robins OBE - Trustee

Claire taught at a number of schools in Hertfordshire before becoming head of Sir John Lawes School in 2006. In 2008, Sir John Lawes became a National Support School and Claire was made a National Leader of Education, since when she has led on school to school support work with a number of schools, leading to the setting up of the Scholars’ Education Trust in 2011. In September 2022, she stepped down as head of SJL and became full-time CEO of the Trust.

Claire sat on the Regional Schools’ Commissioner’s Head Teacher Board for the NWLSC region for 8 years and is also a founder director of the Harpenden Secondary Schools’ Trust, which was established to promote wider educational opportunities across the town. She is a Member of the Harpenden Secondary Education Trust, the governing body for Katherine Warington School, a free school which opened in Harpenden in 2019, and also a trustee of the Atlas Academies Trust and The Kemnal Academies Trust. Claire was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2018 for Services to Education, is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, and an honorary fellow of Worcester College, Oxford University.

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Gemma Sayers - Trustee

Gemma joined the trust Board in the summer of 2024.  She is an accomplished Quality Management Executive with over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, specialising in patient safety, clinical research and regulatory compliance.  She has spent time leading international teams, enhanced corporate inspection readiness and championed continuous improvement initiatives.  She has two children enrolled at one of the Trust schools and is happily engaged in supporting the Education Standards & Admissions Committees.

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Clare Turner - Trustee

Clare became a member of the Trust Board in 2024.  Her professional background is in business consulting, with an engineering degree and an MBA.  In her early career she worked as a strategy consultant for clients in a wide range of industries, in the US and across Europe.  More recently she specialised in remuneration consulting, working with boards to design incentive systems for senior management, ensuring alignment with their companies’ success drivers and shareholder interests.

She has extensive volunteer experience in the education sector, having worked as a primary school governor for eight years, including four as Chair of Governors.  Previously, she also contributed to school fundraising and community engagement through chairing the school’s PTA and helping to stage an award-winning family music event.

David Whiteley - Trustee

David's career has taken him across most of the ‘built environment’ having studied architecture and worked in private practice before moving to construction, facilities management and facilities maintenance in a number of roles including; business development, sales and marketing, business change and operational roles. His current role is the Head of Sales and Solutions for Integral, a national facilities service provider and forms part the wider Jones Laing Lasalle business.

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