Rehana has over 30 years of educational experience within the primary sector. She has worked predominantly within inner city Birmingham and has taught across both key stages 1 and 2. Over the years she has held a number of leadership roles and has served as both Head Teacher and Executive Head Teacher across a number of schools.
She has provided school to school support to a number of schools and as an Executive Head Teacher, she has worked closely with Ofsted/HMI in bringing schools out of special measures and moving them to Good in all areas within a short time frame.
In January 2014 she co-founded Leigh Multi Academy Trust and was appointed the Deputy CEO and continued to support schools in an Ofsted category. Over the last 10 years Leigh Trust has grown as a family of 5 large primary schools which are all offering an excellent educational experience for all the pupils.
Rehana is committed to nurturing and developing leaders at all levels across the Trust and has ensured that talent spotting is at the heart of the growth and succession plan.
She has been a school governor as well as having served on a number of Interim Executive Boards and fully appreciates the need for schools, governors, leaders and staff to be held accountable whilst having a firm commitment to every individual child.
Rehana is a driven individual that thrives on a challenge and she whole heartedly believes that school leadership, coaching and school to school support are the key to driving school improvement and ensuring better outcomes for all the children in our care.