Academy Transformation Trust Appoints New CEO
The Board of Academy Transformation Trust (ATT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McCourt, as its new CEO. Mark has a wide-ranging background in education leadership and is currently Non-Executive Director of Advantage Schools.
Mark has provided support for major multi-academy trusts, government agencies and ministries, both domestically and overseas. He has also advised large groups of state and independent schools, FE colleges, and Local Authorities. In the private sector he has advised education publishers, edtech companies and education services corporations.
He has led significant national initiatives such as the National Centre for Excellence for the Teaching of Mathematics and the Teacher Development Trust and has designed and delivered education improvement initiatives for various governments. At Tribal Group, he managed numerous education improvement projects globally.
As Founder and CEO of La Salle Education, Mark built the UK’s largest provider of mathematics teacher professional development and in his role as an expert adviser to Ofsted he helped shape national inspection frameworks.
Pat Beanland, Chair of the ATT Board, said, “following a rigorous search and recruitment process, we are delighted to be able to announce Mark as our new CEO. His vision for educational excellence shone through in all our discussions and we are excited about the future of ATT under his leadership.”
Mark McCourt, CEO of ATT, said, “the Board of ATT has a firm conviction in the power of education to meaningfully transform the lives of all our pupils and students, a mission that strongly resonates with me. I am looking forward to leading the Trust to continue to deliver on this mission and working with our 22 academies in bringing the very best education to all.”
About Academy Transformation Trust
ATT is a cross-phase group of academies, founded in 2011. The Trust operates a family of 22 academies (primary, secondary, post-16 and FE) across 10 English local authority areas.
