Stuart is an experienced educational leader with a wealth of experience achieved across a host of different educational landscapes. Stuart is currently the Principal of an inner-city Secondary school in Bradford, having previously served on the Senior Leadership Team at Leeds College of Bradford. He was also a founding member of the Leeds Learning Alliance. Previously he worked as a Head of English for the Rodillian Multi Academy Trust and co-ordinated both GCSE and A-Level English at Bradford Grammar School for over a decade prior to this. Stuart also has a wealth of governance experience, having previously worked as the Vice Chair of Governors at both John Smeaton Academy and also Castle Hall Academy, where he took responsibility for overseeing the quality of teaching and learning.