I had lunch today with a group of new colleagues as part of their induction programme...

I am always amazed at the brilliant, talented, gorgeous and wonderful colleagues who are choosing to join our team. The great thing about Education Leeds is the enormous pool of talent we have at our disposal... the colleagues I met today had experience in the Ambulance Service, Yorkshire Water and Barclays Bank and brought an enormous expertise to the company. They were energetic, passionate and highly committed colleagues who have so much to contribute to Education Leeds and the schools in Leeds.

We need to work even harder to release the magic and develop the skills and abilities of all our colleagues. We must ensure that schools continue get imaginative, creative and high value services and that our schools continue to get the support they need to develop as brilliant learning places... whatever it takes!
Chris