Steve Evans

CEO

Steve Evans

CEO

I have been a senior leader for over twenty years in several schools, most recently as the Headteacher of Rastrick High School. I have led the school to become one of the highest performing and most well-respected schools in the region. This consistent success has enabled Rastrick to be the founding secondary school for the Polaris Multi Academy Trust.

The reputation of the school for inclusion and for principled leadership, meant I was appointed by Calderdale Local Authority for a 10-month secondment in 2018, to the role of Assistant Director for Children Services. I was fortunate to be able to support the local authority through an ILAC Ofsted inspection (moving the LA from RI to Good) and through a positive Ofsted SEND review.

My belief in schools supporting each other to improve and research led system leadership, led me to become a National Leader in Education in 2017 and the school to become a National Support School (NSS). This has given me and my colleagues in the NSS, the opportunity to work with schools from both the secondary and primary sector. This commitment to working in partnership with schools for the good of the children and young people in our care, is a philosophy that is clear to see in the vision and values of Polaris Multi Academy.

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