Meet the Team
Aimee Williams
Director of School Improvement
Aimee is a qualified English teacher and holds the National Professional Qualification for Headship. Before joining Three Spires, she was a vice principal at a local secondary school and executive lead of a primary school. Alongside her SLE, Aimee has also worked as a Head of Department, achieving the Pearson award in 2016 for the most improved GCSE results.
Aimee has vast senior leadership experience across a wide range of curriculum areas, specialising in curriculum development, Teaching and Learning, quality assurance and professional development. For 6 years, Aimee has worked with several external providers to design, deliver and evaluate course content for the NPQs. She is currently a consultant for the Church of England supporting the implementation of the NPQ Flex.
Will Wilson
Delivery Lead and Facilitator
Will has extensive experience of school improvement having worked for the DfE National Strategies, local authorities and large Multi Academy Trust central teams. One of Will’s proudest career moments was being awarded ‘Teacher of the Year’ in 2007.
Will brings a passion for cooperative learning to the classroom having been a national trainer for Kagan Cooperative learning. As well as principal at The King’s academy in Kidsgrove, Will is also a facilitator for the Church of England’s NPQH.
Elizabeth Leek
Delivery Lead and Facilitator
At a time when teacher retention has reached an unprecedented low, the imperative to nurture and support aspiring educators has never been more pronounced. Lizzie ardently believes in engaging staff at every career stage, fostering their skills and knowledge through evidence-based facilitation.
Specialising in Post 16 education, Lizzie boasts a wealth of experience, cultivating a fervor for creating meaningful learning experiences within and beyond the confines of the classroom. A staunch advocate for continuous improvement, Lizzie not only embraces but also spearheads opportunities for professional growth, adeptly navigating the dynamic landscape of Post 16 education.
Going beyond traditional boundaries, Lizzie assumes a leadership role in an online platform comprising over 3,000 geography teachers. Here, she facilitates the exchange of best practices, resources, and a shared passion for teaching. Lizzie remains steadfast in her commitment to cultivating environments that empower teaching professionals, thereby inspiring the next generation of learners.
Luke Lewis
Delivery lead and facilitator of NPQLPM
Since qualifying from the University of Cumbria with a degree in Education and Special Educational Needs, Luke has taught across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, gaining experience across all Primary phases. Currently serving as Deputy Headteacher at St Thomas’ Academy, Luke holds subject responsibility for Maths and actively delivers CPD sessions to aspiring teachers and leaders.
Notable achievements include completing the NPQSL qualification, focusing on curriculum transition and assessment design, recognized in the school’s Ofsted report. Luke is a proponent of evidence-based practice, holding a Chartered Teaching Qualification with research quoted in a DfE publication. With a passion for mathematics education, Luke prioritizes creating an environment of curiosity and resilience, where students are encouraged to explore and learn from mistakes.
As a leader, Luke is committed to supporting colleagues, fostering collaboration, and enhancing teaching practices, exemplified through roles as a Primary SLE for maths within a large trust, providing support via various mediums including Google meetings, policy creation, team teaching, and data analysis. Looking ahead, Luke is eager to continue collaborating with peers to advance the teaching and learning of mathematics for future generations.
Sarah Milne
Delivery lead and facilitator of the NPQSEND
After graduating from Keele University with a BA (Hons) degree in French/German and Music, Sarah completed a PGCE (again at Keele) and later her NASENCo at the University of Birmingham. With a keen interest in research, Sarah completed a part-time Masters in Research, focussing on twentieth century music in interwar France whilst working full-time as a teacher. She has taught in Germany, France and England and has worked across the primary and secondary phase, teaching up to Year 13. Since 2006, Sarah’s work in schools has been as either a middle or senior leader. In more recent years, Sarah has held a trust-wide executive leadership role, leading safeguarding, SEND and inclusion teams across the trust’s family of schools. Sarah chairs one of the Staffordshire SEND and Inclusion hubs – a role that she really enjoys and has held since the inception of the concept across the local authority; she enjoys the strategic world of SEND and working with stakeholders to develop systems and processes which have children at their core. Sarah is currently seconded two days a week to a secondary school within the trust as interim head of school. With a keen interest in supporting schools to explore the impact that their Christian vision and values have on whole school strategic development, Sarah works with the trust’s Christian distinctiveness / ethos leaders in order to support them as Church school leaders of the future. Outside of work, Sarah is usually found enjoying time with her daughter at the theatre, in a theme park, or taking a walk in the local countryside – this is, of course, when she isn’t in the parents’ room waiting for dance lessons to finish!
Claire Crick
Facilitator and coach for NPQLT and NPQLBC
Claire is a qualified English teacher having previously had a successful career in PR and marketing. Since qualifiying in 2012, Claire’s teaching career has been varied and fruitful having been a Head of Year, Head of English and now Associate Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning. Having completed her NPQML and NPQSL qualifications, Claire now leads on the NPQLT and NPQLBC qualifications.
Adam Ponsford
Facilitator and coach for NPQLT
Adam has been teaching since 1999 and has had the privilege of working in various roles. These include Head of Year for 8, 10, and 11, as well as Head of Department and providing advanced skills support to other Heads of Department in the county. Adam has also contributed to bridging the gap between teaching and coaching as an education tutor for the Football Association across four counties.
In addition to middle leadership positions, Adam has held several whole-school roles, including responsibilities in careers guidance, Initial Teacher Training (ITT) leadership, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), teaching and learning initiatives, Pupil Premium (PP) coordination, data management, report generation, assessment practices, metacognition strategies, and timetabling. Training and supporting colleagues has always been an integral aspect of his professional journey.
Utilizing this wealth of experience has been crucial in Adam’s current role, where he has played a key part in helping the school achieve a positive judgment and supporting students in enhancing their motivation and the quality of their learning experiences.
Adam pursued my NPQSL and was eager to extend support to others. Currently, he is involved in delivering the NPQLT, and the new content has sparked his interest in pursuing the NPQH.