About the Boolean Team
Lisa Pollard: Maths Hub Lead (Cabot Learning Federation)
Lisa Pollard became the Senior Leader of Mathematics for the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) after successfully leading a Mathematics and Computing faculty for four years. Lisa’s value base revolves around the belief that everyone and anyone can be a mathematician. Lisa has worked with and supported schools and academies across the South West in Mathematics with a variety of themes including: embedding problem solving, mathematical reasoning, raising attainment at GCSE and Post 16 and systems change. Lisa leads the highly effective CPD for the Maths team across the academies in CLF, is a Core Maths Lead and was selected to visit Shanghai as an SLE in January 2014.
Alison Fletcher – Senior Lead Link & Director of the CLF Institute, Cabot Learning Federation
Alison previous to moving to the CLF was Head of Education Department at the University of the West of England, responsible for approximately 1200 students and 90 staff. Before that Alison was a secondary mathematics teacher and a Senior Lecturer in secondary mathematics education for Initial Teacher Education and Masters in Education programmes. Alison’s areas of expertise include secondary mathematics, Initial Teacher Education, national Teachers' Standards, action enquiry research approaches to developing teacher effectiveness, developing and managing effective partnerships between HEI and schools and school governance. Her areas of research interest are mathematics pedagogy, teacher education and professional development, all-through schooling including transitions and closing attainment gaps.
Linda Corbidge: Maths Hub Administrator
Linda’s role in the Maths Hub brings together her previous administrative background, in a large central Bristol secondary academy, and her vast experience working with both primary and secondary phase governance across the region. Linda has a genuine interest in the provision of excellent teaching, to ensure Maths is an accessible and an enjoyable experience for everyone.
Ieuan Pearse: Level 3 Lead (Bristol Cathedral Choir School)
Ieuan Pearse studied Mathematics with Economics at Exeter University and became a maths teacher in 2008. He has spent most of his teaching career at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, helping the Maths Department receive a departmental Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rating in 2012. In his time at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Ieuan has led on developing maths across the curriculum, presented 100s of GCSE CPD and A-Level revision online videos for Pearson and Edexcel and has spent 5 years as a Staff Governor. Ieuan leads the Y13 provision at Bristol Cathedral Choir School including entry exams such as STEP and MAT and embedding technology into Post-16 learning. Ieuan joined the Boolean Maths Hub team as the Level 3 Lead in 2016.
Ali Jones: CLF Institute Administrator (Maths Hub Finance)
Ali is a key member of the CLF Institute administrative team. She works with the Maths Hub using her vast experience in administration and finance to help the team achieve their objectives to raise standards of Maths education across the hub region
Geraldine Pearce - Teaching for Mastery Administrator
Due to the success of our TfM Leads and Specialists, nearly 150 schools are participating in the Teaching for Mastery Programme and teacher research groups. As such Geraldine Pearce has joined the team as TfM Administrator and will be applying her previous admin and finance experience to this exciting new role. Following her degree in Maths and Education Studies, Geraldine has a keen interest in helping the team to make mathematics enjoyable and accessible to everyone.
