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Whole Education is a network of leaders building schools that provide a rigorous holistic education, so that everyone thrives in our transforming world.

Our team, board and SEND Advisory Group bring deep experience of school and trust leadership, alongside insights from across sectors, shaping thinking that is grounded and ambitious.

Our strength lies in our network. Every leader and organisation brings a seed of brilliance, and through collaboration and shared learning, those seeds grow and sustain a living, evolving community.

Meet the Team

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    Shonogh Pilgrim

    CEO

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    Carmella Reece

    Director of Primary and Early Years

  • Gary Aubin

    Director of SEND Networks and Programmes

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    Julian Grant

    Director of Secondary and International Networks and Programmes

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    Amy Joynes

    Head of LA Sustainable School Improvement

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    Bart Shaw

    Head of Insights and Professional Learning

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    Fie Rason

    Head of Logistics and Programme Delivery

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    Megan Thoms

    Head of Youth Perspectives, Experience and Influence

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    Rhys Williamson

    Head of Connections and Collaborations

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    Meredith Arthur

    Programme Manager

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    Verity Smith

    Executive Project Assistant