Jim Smith

Jim Smith currently serves as the Strategic Trust Lead for Culture at Nova Education Trust, a position held since September 2023. Concurrently, Jim has been a Trustee at EngineeringUK since September 2021 and has been the Head Teacher at Meden School since July 2018, where Jim also previously held the role of Deputy Headteacher. Jim's career in education includes significant roles such as BTEC Standards Verifier at Pearson and Developer at OCR, along with leadership positions at NUAST, Alfreton Grange Arts College, Hope Valley College, and Tupton Hall School. Jim's academic qualifications encompass various prestigious programs from OLEVI, including the OPAL Fellowship, and a Headteacher Qualification from Leeds Beckett University, following a Bachelor of Science in Design & Technology from Nottingham Trent University.