Executive Team

Tracy Smith

Executive Director

Appointed as Executive Director for THE Partnership in September 2017, Tracy was at Seven Kings School in Redbridge for 21 years and was Headteacher from 2008, the last 3 as Executive Headteacher. Tracy oversaw the growth of the school to become an all through school with the opening of a brand new...

Alison Gawthrope

Director of Primary Education and Partnerships

Alison has worked in primary education in Tower Hamlets for over thirty years now, as a teacher and leader in school, and then as an advisory teacher and school improvement officer in the local authority. Alison has been involved in school improvement in primary schools for many years now and has a...

James Heale

Director of Leadership and Development

James has been a teacher and senior leader in comprehensive secondary schools for over twenty-five years. From 2012-2018 he was Headteacher and latterly Executive Headteacher of Vyners School and the Vanguard Learning Trust in West London where he led a significant improvement in outcomes, Ofsted...

Ruth Roberts

Director of Operations

Ruth’s initial career was in Commercial and Corporate Banking, where she supported businesses in and around Tower Hamlets. This background in finance provided a deep understanding of financial management and systems. More recently she moved to education where she has been a successful school...