Wayne Norrie
Member

Wayne Norrie is the Chief Executive Officer of Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT), a family of 35 academies serving children and young people aged 3-19 across the Primary, Secondary and Special sector. Wayne’s previous roles have included: Headteacher; Senior Local Authority Officer and Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector for Ofsted.

Wayne demonstrates a deep-rooted commitment to raising educational standards for all children and young people, through learning experiences. His vision is for GAT to embrace the local culture of each academy, promoting, demonstrating and celebrating diversity and equality. Wayne passionately believes academies should ensure that young people are able to take a full and active place in society, regardless of any barriers they may face. He believes that a high quality education should enable all children to make a positive contribution to the economic, social and cultural capital of their communities.

Since Wayne’s appointment as CEO of GAT, there have been considerable improvement in all performance measures from EYFS to Post 16. In addition, the Trust’s work on Careers and Employability, Outdoor Learning, Sports Provision and Digital Learning have attracted national interest.