Harris Federation
The Harris Federation is a chain of 37 academy and free schools in and around London. Some of these schools, like Downhills Primary School, were forced by the government to join Harris against the wishes of the majority parents and governors.
Its founder and sponsor is Philip Harris, or Lord Harris of Peckham, former chairman of Carpetright and Conservative Party donor.
The 'philosophy' of the Harris Federation of schools has been summed up as: 'Good leaders + discipline + uniform = A*.'
High staff turnover
It was reported in 2015 that more than 1,000 teachers have left schools in the Harris Federation over the past three academic years, according to a freedom of information request. The proportion of Harris teachers that leave each year is estimated to be as high as 30% (compared with 11% across the country), although this is disputed by Harris.[1]
People
- Sir Dan Moynihan, CEO of Harris Federation. He receives a salary of £395,000-£400,000, making him the best paid of anyone overseeing schools in the state sector.
Trustees
As of June 2016
- Philip Harris, Lord Harris of Peckham
- Dan Moynihan
- Robin Alcock, formerly of IBM, PwC and KPMG[2]
- Karl Hoods, IT Director of Save the Children UK and working voluntarily for The Transformation Trust
- Angela Kail, works at New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)
- David Lomas, Academic Director at UCLPartners and UCL’s Vice Provost (Health)
- Timothy Moore
- Keith Morley, Higher Education IT Service Delivery Manager; current assistant director at Royal Holloway, University of London
- Phil Saunders
- Annette Smith
- Rosalyn Wilton
Contacts
- Website: http://harrisfederation.org.uk
References
- ↑ School’s out for Harris academy teachers in turnover that ‘should ring alarm bells’, Guardian, 13 October 2015
- ↑ Robin Alcock, Linkedin profile, accessed June 2016
