Testimonials

“Kate has been a reassuring rock of consistent great support and advice regarding the many swings in fortune we have undergone over the last few years at Open Academy, Norwich.

She has been relentless in her pursuit of the positives for both my Academy and our trust and has presented me with many opportunities to get or positive messages out there. She has also been understanding when we have been reluctant and helped us navigate the potentially controversial. Indeed, some of our most positive stories started out as challenges which Kate has helped us shape into some more positive.

She is incredibly well connected and seems to create opportunities at will for positive stories and media opportunities and has never given us a poor steer.

When challenges have hit – particularly around a negative Ofsted judgement and a challenging re-brokering scenario, she was able to help us meet the storm and navigate us into much calmer waters. I have therefore developed complete professional faith in Kate’s ability to handle pretty much anything, I know she does not react, but instead keeps us all in the pro-active and positive response space.  A great professional, a calm and decisive influence, and above all a well-connected communicator I cannot recommend Kate highly enough!”

Jon Ford, Principal, Open Academy, Norwich