Raymond Finch is an intelligent and diligent educator with exceptionally high standards. He understands what excellence looks like and always strives to achieve it.

One of his greatest achievements was to successfully recruit an entire team of more than fifty teachers and support staff in a period of five months, without compromise. When Ray leads professional development training, feedback from staff is extremely positive and sessions have a clear impact in the school.

As a school leader, he is able to evaluate school strengths and weaknesses accurately and plan strategically to implement improvement. I have no doubt that Raymond and his team provide tailored, effective support for schools that aim to achieve high standards and attract staff of excellent quality.