Jonathan Morris

Experience, Skills Set and Expertise

Jonathan entered the teaching profession after successful careers in Business and Social Work. He was appointed to his first Headship in January 2007 at St Wilfrid’s Catholic School, Crawley, having worked in leadership roles in two of the most successful schools in the country. During his 7 years at St. Wilfrid’s, the school was transformed from being ‘at risk’ of a poor OFSTED judgement to being in the top 5% of schools nationally for value added and was the highest performing school in West Sussex for exceeding student progress against FFTD targets. In 2012, OFSTED judged the school’s leadership as “outstanding” as was student behaviour and safety. Since coming to post at Warden Park Secondary Academy (WPSA) as joint Headteacher and CEO, standards at GCSE have improved from their already strong position by 14%. In 2017 OFSTED judged leadership at WPSA as ‘outstanding’. In April 2016, Jonathan was selected as a National Leader of Education and, in this role, he works alongside academy staff to support schools in challenging circumstances. He has a track record of working collegiately with other leaders to add significant value to their own school improvement initiatives.