Meet the Team

Over a 30 year career Sarah has taught from pre-school to Year 8 working in a range of schools and settings in various roles including as a Primary Deputy Head and Headteacher.

She has a passion for books and reading and sees it as a huge privilege to work with children, and now teacher trainees.  Throughout her career she has mentored and coached many trainee teachers on both university and school based routes.

Gemma has taught in several secondary schools in Hampshire.

As an Assistant Headteacher she was responsible for teaching and learning, curriculum development, transition, mental health and wellbeing. 

Gemma is passionate about supporting staff through coaching and supervision and is excited to work with our next generation of teachers and mentors. 

Rachel's career in education spans 25 years including working as Deputy Head Teacher in three different secondary schools in Kent and East Sussex, as well as a secondment into a primary school leadership team.

Rachel joined TKAT in 2014 as Director of Learning taking responsibility for teacher training and leadership development across the Trust.

Rachel feels privileged to now be working with our newest entrants into the profession and hopes to inspire the next generation of exceptional teachers and leaders. She draws on her additional knowledge and skills as Director of Wellbeing across the Trust to support her in this role.

Over the years Hanna has taught across various primary settings, leading a range of subjects and teams along the way.

As a previous Deputy Head Teacher, Hanna led on curriculum, teacher development and ITT. She was also a Trust Teaching and Learning Lead. 

Alongside her Primary Programme Lead role, Hanna supports school improvement as a Lead Practitioner for TKAT. Hanna is a keen reader and writer who is passionate about developing teachers and improving educational outcomes for children. 

With over 10 years experience in Primary Education, Josie has taught and led across a range of Primary Schools in Surrey and West Sussex. Josie is the SCITT Programme Lead for the City region and is also proud to work at The Mill Primary school in West Sussex. 

Josie has worked in many TKAT primaries over the years and really feels part of the #oneTKATfamily. Within her career, she has developed as a knowledgeable classroom practitioner and subsequently lead in various areas such as teaching and learning as well as contributing to whole school development in senior leadership roles. As her career developed she always knew that being part of initial teacher training was where her passion belonged. Therefore, being part of the SCITT team is both a privilege and honour to be working alongside others that want the very best for our trust's trainee teachers. Josie believes that we have a duty to work together to share success and develop education for all, for the better. 

Over the past 26 years, Andy has taught at five comprehensive schools and worked as an Assistant Headteacher and a Vice Principal.

Andy leads the SCITT Secondary Programme for the Coast region is one of the Lead Practitioners for TKAT.

With over 20 years teaching experience, Lisa-Marie has taught a range of subjects and phases in both Primary and Secondary Schools within Essex. With a keen interest in Initial Teacher Training,  Lisa-Marie has supported trainees and ECTs  throughout her career as a mentor, professional mentor, lead subject tutor and ECT Induction tutor. 

Alongside her Programme Lead role for the Essex Hub, she is a Lead Practitioner at a TKAT school supporting Teaching and Learning. 

Lisa-Marie feels privileged to work closely with trainee teachers as they embark on their teaching careers; supporting them to be the very best in the classroom, which in turn will have a positive impact on pupil outcomes. 

Jo was a Home Office Civil Servant for 26 years. Her career at TKAT began in 2006, when she joined Kemnal Technology College as Clerk to the Governing Body. From there, she was a Cover Supervisor and then moved to the role as PA to the Headteacher.

Jo was part of the original team that formed TKAT SCITT in 2012, which initially began with 7 academies in Bromley, Bexley and Essex. 

She now oversees the administration of the SCITT including all of our School Direct Lead Schools: Rainham School for Girls, Debden Park High School and Chichester High School.

Alisa has worked in Administration and Office Management for over 30 years and has a passion for helping people.

Her career with TKAT SCITT began in October 2022 as the SCITT administrator.   She oversees the onboarding of our trainees and completes all safer recruitment checks and references.

Following over 20 years working in finance, Steve decided upon a career change. He joined TKAT in 2015 and is the administrator for TKAT's Learning and Development Network.

Steve supports the SCITT Admin Team managing the Assessment Only and Internship programmes.