Jaz Dhillon - School Improvement Leader

Jaz is the School Improvement Lead for Leigh Trust, a role she took on in April 2020. She has 25 years of varied and multi-faceted experience in Primary Education, reflecting the nature of the schools that she has worked in across inner city Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley and Worcestershire. Her roles have ranged from teaching and leading across both Key Stages, Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher to Educational Consultant. In 2015, Jaz became an accredited SLE for School Improvement and for the next 3 years she focused on providing strategic school improvement and intensive leadership support across different schools to drive rapid progress. 

The experience of working with a variety of schools and staff throughout her career has provided Jaz with valuable insight into the teaching principles that foster and sustain good practice. This has been instrumental in her ability to support and develop all aspects of Teaching and Learning in each of the schools that she has worked with, and through her passion for focused coaching and mentoring she has promoted success for both pupils and staff. Her passion for developing, implementing and sustaining Quality First Teaching in schools lies at the core of her teaching practice and pedagogical principles.