As Group Education Director and Chairman of our Education Committee, Steve supports our headteachers and their staff with all manner of management and strategic matters, allowing them more time to focus on actual learning and development outcomes and instilling in every child a lasting love of learning. Steve has lived and breathed teaching from an early age having come from a family of teachers, and with over 20 years’ experience in the sector brings a wealth of knowledge to the Bellevue group. He served a successful Assistant Headship at Thamesmead School in Shepperton from 2003, where his responsibilities included IT strategy, learning and enrichment and community development. In 2005 he went on to became Head at Gateway School, having completed an MA in Leadership and Management. After eight years at Gateway Steve took up his role at Bellevue, and has been instrumental in building the education support function within the group.