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Matt is an experienced educational leader with a rich and diverse portfolio of senior roles within the education sector. He first qualified as a secondary teacher in the UK at Brighton University and holds a Masters in Leadership and Management of Schools from Canterbury Christchurch University and undertook his first teaching position in 1997. In his early career, Matthew was awarded with Advanced Skills Teacher status, recognising his exceptional classroom practice which enabled him to be deployed in the support of teachers across schools in his region. He quickly moved into senior management and in January 2015 moved into his first Principal position. Eighteen months after his appointment, working alongside an excellent team, the school moved to OFSTED Outstanding in all categories.
In 2018, Matt moved to the UAE and in January 2022 took the GEMS school he was Principal / CEO of to Outstanding in all categories following their British School Overseas inspection. Later that year, Matt moved into the GEMS Corporate Team and has joined Dukes from the position of Senior Vice President – Human Resources for the GEMS Group.