Diocese of Salisbury Board of Education

Nicola Coupe joined the SDBE in 2018. She has over 30 years’ teaching and leadership experience in both the primary and secondary sectors, within both large and small schools, in Reading, Outer London and Wiltshire. In Wiltshire since 2009 Nicola has built up her experience of school improvement particularly in small schools (first as Head Teacher of Easton Royal Community Primary School and then as Executive Principal of Burbage Primary School), leading their rapid improvement to secure ‘Good’ Ofsted ratings in 2013 and 2015 respectively. From 2012, as ‘Primary Strategy Lead’ within Excalibur Academies Trust (a multi-academy trust with schools in Wiltshire, Bristol and Berkshire), Nicola has worked successfully with senior leaders and governors around raising standards, building capacity and improving monitoring and evaluation. Nicola is also an advisor on The Prince’s Teaching Institute’s (PTI) research-led Primary Leadership Programme. In particular, Nicola’s experience enables her to support schools to develop senior leadership, build a robust system of staff appraisal and support, improve teaching and learning and the school’s use of data, improve outcomes for children/young people and ensure effective school monitoring and evaluation. She is also experienced in the formation of an academy trust and the work involved in leading a school through academy conversion. In these changing and exciting times in education, Nicola is looking forward to working alongside you and your team to achieve the vision of excellence you have for your school.

Dan Roberts, is our FGATA. Dan has previously been a Secondary School Teacher, Pest Control Officer and a Fish Farmer. He has served in a number of voluntary roles which include, Foundation Governor, Multi Academy Trust Trustee and Chair for 4 1/2 years of a small primary phase MAT. He has also been Lay Chair of a Deanery, A Church Warden and is currently a Member of the Leadership team in his Church. Dan supports governance in church schools and academy trusts. He also advises governing bodies on converting to academy status as part of MAT.