Catherine Duffin

Catherine joined Aldridge Education as the Head of Enterprise & Personal Development in January 2023. She is the strategic lead for enterprise, forming part of the central education team developing provision across the trust.

Prior to joining Aldridge Education, Catherine held a range of senior positions in the charity sector working to support young people to access high quality careers education provision, especially those at social disadvantage. During COVID, Catherine led a team to deliver over 57,000 virtual work experience placements across the UK to ensure young people had access to much needed support and has enabled small charitable organisations to scale to provide more services to young people. Catherine has also worked to support teachers' professional development, improving leadership and quality of teaching.