Chief Financial Officer
Alex Richardson

A Chartered accountant of 15+ years, Alex is responsible for the professional support services of the Trust. Coming from a private practice background and having worked over the past four years in Multi Academy Trusts and managing change whilst keeping compliance in check, Alex is striving to provide support services to the Trust academies to be.

Director of Primary Improvement
Claire Mirams

Prior to joining Excalibur in September 2022, Claire was an Executive Headteacher at a large multi academy trust, with responsibility for strategic school improvement in primary schools. Claire has led two contrasting primary schools as Headteacher. As Head of Primary Education, Claire works alongside Principals and their teams to support their drive for excellence. Claire is a qualified and practicing school inspector, and provides guidance and support to schools in a number of academy trusts in the Southwest.

Director of Teaching, Learning & Professional Growth
Laura Reid

Previously Director of Excalibur’s Teaching School, Laura is passionate about the quality of teaching and providing students of all backgrounds with a first-class education. This love of teaching and the ability to instigate and lead change is at the heart of all she does. Laura leads the secondary team driving towards educational excellence as well as developing talent management strategies across the Trust.