Kathy Hardy
Trustee 

Kathy has been in education for over 30 years. She is currently CEO of Affinity Learning Partnership, a mixed MAT spanning schools in Derbyshire and East Staffordshire. She previously held headships in secondary schools in the East & West Midlands. She has also been a Deputy Head in Derby City in charge of assessment, T & L and safeguarding.

Kathy delivers on the PGCE course at Loughborough University. Her qualifications include: B.Ed (Hons); MA.Ed & NPQH

Kathy is committed to driving a culture of where children belong, progress & thrive to have healthy, happy and successful futures. Her vision as a system leader is to empower teachers to teach and leaders to lead, through evidence informed collaboration.

Since Kathy’s appointment as CEO, there have been considerable improvements in the culture and standards across the trust and a true desire to provide enrichment opportunities for all students across every school.