Jim Balkwill
Jim became Deputy CEO of Pele Trust in September 2023, having worked in
schools since 1990. He started as a languages teacher in inner-city Newcastle,
later becoming Head of Languages in one of the first five Language Colleges in
the country.
From 2000, Jim held a wide variety of roles at Assistant and Deputy Headteacher
level, including Pastoral, Sixth Form, In-school Variation and Achievement and
Standards. He is also an NPQSL facilitator and leads Trust school reviews in
Safeguarding, Behaviour and Attendance, and Quality of Education.