The Mercian Trust
Peter Lee is a seasoned educational leader currently serving as Headteacher at The Mercian Trust since September 2022, with a commitment to excellence in leadership through participation in the Exemplary Leadership Programme and membership in various educational boards. Peter has also held key positions as Board Member at SIPS Education Ltd since February 2022 and previously as Founding Head of School at Q3 Academy. Peter's extensive teaching career includes roles at Queensbridge School, Birmingham City Council, and other institutions, complemented by contributions as an examiner for GCSE History with multiple examination boards. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Modern History & Politics from the University of Liverpool, a Master's in Teaching and Learning from Birmingham City University, and a PGCE from the University of Warwick.
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The Mercian Trust
A Multi Academy Trust of nine schools and 10,000 students in Walsall and Sandwell. Often referred to as the most diverse family of schools in the country, the Trust comprises of two selective grammar schools, five large comprehensive schools, a technical and vocational Studio School and an Alternative Provision free school for children at risk of exclusion from mainstream education. All trust schools come together around a common purpose of increasing opportunities and improving outcomes for students and a shared social mobility and social justice mission. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 🤝 A successful Trust merger creating one of the largest school trusts in the region 🏆 National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who are the most successful in the country at increasing the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance test and joining the schools ✂ Opening a brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision free school for students at risk of permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a forthcoming Digital Skills Hub to provide real-time connectivity between students, industry professionals and employers. 📰 National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students. 📅 Organising and hosting regional annual conferences on key youth issues at Villa Park 🔌 A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future ✅ A catalogue of successful inspections where all trust schools maintained or improved their Ofsted judgements (including two Overall Outstanding Inspection Outcomes).