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Our Team

Meet the team behind The Heath Family Trust.

David Yates

Principal - Litherland High School

David has been teaching for over 27 years with 17 of those as a head, executive head and director of Education across 8 schools and 4 MATs. With a proven track-record of school improvement, David has a ‘hands on’ approach to leadership and loves to drive schools forward with his contagious passion and enthusiasm for providing the very best education to all students. During his first headship, his school became the 5th most improved school in the country.

The vast majority of the schools David has worked in have been located in deprived areas with high numbers of Pupil Premium students. He is passionate about ensuring that every child has access to the very best education and pastoral support possible.

David has a wealth of experience of leading schools through Ofsted and DFE monitoring visits and supporting schools in preparing for inspections including SEF and action plan development. He has a love for data and is extremely skilled at supporting staff in using concise data to improve outcomes and inform change.

David loves teaching and always ensures he has a teaching commitment. He lives and works with his own work ethic that ‘Enthusiasm is the key to Success’.