Jonathan Taylor is CEO of Sapientia Education Trust. The trust runs 17 schools in Norfolk and Suffolk, which will shortly expand to 21 schools. The trust has a mixed portfolio of schools – primary, secondary and 6th form, including two that offer state boarding provision. This includes small rural primary schools and much larger urban and urban-fringe schools, with an annual turnover of over £50m. Previously he served as Principal of Wymondham College, leading the College to an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted inspection in 2017. Jonathan was appointed a National Leader of Education (NLE) in 2016 and serves on the DfE Norwich priority area board.