Sian Hampton has announced that she will be retiring from her position as CEO of after more than two decades鈥 service.
One of the East Midlands鈥 largest multi academy trusts, Archway Learning Trust educates 9,400 pupils across Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. It is Nottingham鈥檚 biggest MAT, educating one third of the city鈥檚 children.
Ms Hampton, who has led Archway Learning Trust since 2003, is stepping down to focus on her family and pursue new personal opportunities, the trust said.
In her time leading the trust, sche has previously worked as an Ofsted inspector from 2015 to 2020 and is currently a government-appointed .
Under Sian鈥檚 leadership, Archway Learning Trust has been transformed , soon to be 11, encompassing both primary and secondary phases and a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) facility.
Reflecting on her tenure, Sian said: 鈥淟eading Archway Learning Trust has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. What I have cherished most is working alongside such dedicated and talented staff, trustees, and partners, to make a real difference to the lives of young people across Nottingham and Derby. Together we鈥檝e built an organisation where values and principles drive everything we do.
鈥淲hile this decision feels right for me as I enter my fourth decade in teaching and school leadership, leaving behind such an extraordinary community is undoubtedly bittersweet. I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished together, and I am confident the Trust will continue to flourish and go from strength to strength.鈥
Malcolm Trobe, chair of trustees, said: 鈥淪ian鈥檚 leadership has been transformational, and she leaves the trust with a legacy of excellence, and an unwavering commitment to its values.鈥
The trust has started the recruitment process to find a new CEO to start in September this year. From its roots in 1706, as the first school established to provide education for the poor children of Nottingham , Archway Learning Trust now has a business turnover of 拢72 million in 2024 and an estate value of 拢186 million.
