Margaret Atack is an education professional with over 35 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. She joined GEMS in 2005, since then she has gained extensive experience in the private school sector through her role as a Principal, Director of International Schools, Senior Director of Quality Assurance and now GEMS Group Senior Director – Education. She is committed to providing quality education that is effectively led and managed across all GEMS schools. She has a successful track record of ensuring that schools fuel the GEMS constant search for excellence. At the same time Margaret has developed a set of processes and procedures that ensures the delivery of quality outcomes, against a clearly defined set of performance indicators and standards. Margaret also provides support to schools in optimizing financial performance to ensure educational sustainability and improvements over time.
After achieving her degree, Margaret Atack taught in range of schools across a number of UK Local Education Authorities. She served as a Principal for Birmingham schools, the largest urban education authority in Europe. Margaret’s consultancy expertise was recognized by her appointment as one of the first Consultant Leaders in the UK, attached to Birmingham LEA, working with serving Principals to improve standards and outcomes within their schools. She has also served as an assessor for various UK Quality Marks. Following on from her role as Principal, Margaret was appointed as a School Improvement Advisor for a Local Education Authority. She was responsible for monitoring, supporting and improving the quality of education in a number of schools across the Authority, with a particular focus on the use of assessment and analysis of data to support improvement across all school phases. Her responsibilities also included leading on focused intervention strategies for schools in challenging circumstances in order to bring about rapid and sustained improvements.
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