Steven Labedz

Steven has been a trustee at MEI since September 2017. He is Deputy Chair of the Board and a member of the People and Remuneration Committee. He also leads on safeguarding for the board. 

He has recently retired as Executive Headteacher and CEO of Salterns Academy Trust, a small multi-academy trust based in Portsmouth, following a 40-year career in education, during which he planned and opened two new schools and a University Technical College. 

Steven’s association with MEI started when he was the Senior Lead for one of the four original Maths Hubs. This, together with his work chairing the board of the Portsmouth Education Partnership and sitting on the board of “Shaping Portsmouth”, an alliance of businesses wishing to make a difference in the city, has made him passionate about improving maths education so as to improve so many youngster’s life chances. 

 He is an accredited trainer for the Institute of Education and has worked as a coach and mentor for the National College of Teaching and Leadership.