Dr Jamie Clarke is the Executive Headteacher at Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire – an Ofsted outstanding secondary school. This is his second headship since first becoming a headteacher in 2000. He has a vast amount of experience and impact with school improvement and has utilised this to support other schools and academies as a National Leader of Education. More recently, he has devoted considerable time to leading a chain of secondary academies in the role of CEO as they strive and demonstrate significant improvement. Jamie has been inspecting for Ofsted since 2003 and is accredited to undertake Pupil Premium Reviews. He gained his doctorate in 2012 and his thesis focused on Ofsted inspection and headteacher leadership.