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Joanne Harper

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Trustee - Education Safeguarding Lead at Nacro
📍 Reading, England, United Kingdom

Joanne Harper is the CEO of Activate Learning Education Trust (ALET), leveraging over 30 years of experience in education. She was the founding Principal of UTC Reading, the first UTC in the country to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and has a background in mathematics, holding a Masters in Education Leadership.

Joanne is passionate about transforming lives through learning and fostering student leadership, sustainability, and inclusivity. She serves as the Education Safeguarding Lead Trustee for Nacro, demonstrating a strong commitment to student welfare and applying her extensive experience to support various schools and connect them with industry partners.

She was recognized by the Department of Education as a National Leader of Education for her significant contributions.

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Current Role
Trustee - Education Safeguarding Lead
Location
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Technical Education
As founding Principal of UTC Reading, she built strong partnerships with Microsoft and Cisco to fuse technical and academic learning for students aged 14-19.
Student Leadership
She frequently expresses pride in the enthusiastic and dedicated student leaders across her schools, valuing their ideas for improving the educational environment.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Trustee - Education Safeguarding Lead
Nacro
8-2019
Chief Executive Officer
Activate Learning Education Trust
2-2018 - 7-2019
Executive Principal and Deputy CEO
Activate Learning Education Trust
4-2016 - 5-2021
National Leader of Education
National College for Teaching & Leadership
3-2017 - 5-2019
Executive Principal
UTC Reading, UTC Swindon and Heathrow UTC
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Education
2009 - 2011
Master’s Degree
University of Roehampton
1989 - 1993
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mathematics and Education
Loughborough University
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