Miss Sue Atkinson is the Head of School at John Taylor Free School. She has worked in education for the last 28 years, with experience in a wide range of schools and different settings. Her extensive leadership experience spans two highly successful Multi-Academy Trusts; based in the East Midlands. Miss Atkinson has established a Teaching School Alliance and School Centre for Initial Teacher Training and now leads the highly regarded and oversubscribed John Taylor Free School in Staffordshire. Opening in September 2018 with 210 Year 7 students, JTFS grows by a cohort each year until it is full with 1550 students from Year 7 through to Year 13. John Taylor Free School has been established as a research-informed school, with a coaching for excellence model including a commitment to Professional Learning.