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Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community

Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community

Regional Leadership

The Oasis Community Learning (OCL) family of academies are split into five regions of England – London and the South East, the South Coast, the Midlands, the South West and the North.

Each Academy ensures local governance through a Hub Council, whilst national governance is delivered through the OCL National Office, and Regional Directors (RDs).

Each region is supported by at least one RD who is accountable to the CEO of OCL, and accountable for the Principals of academies in their region.

The job of a Regional Director is to:

  • Oversee regional delivery of education, including standards and leadership as well as performance outcomes
  • Ensure professional governance across all Academies in their region
  • Monitor Academy budgets and escalations
  • Monitor and escalate high risk HR cases, IT services issues, property and estates, new business and capital project issues
  • Monitor, audit and intervene on safeguarding issues and health and safety issues

The Regional Director for academies within the North East region is Rachael MacLeod. 

Rachael has extensive experience leading schools and working with trusts in some of the most disadvantaged communities across South Yorkshire and the North. She has served as Principal, Executive Principal and Director of Primary, and has supported improvement nationally as a Lead Ofsted Inspector and system leader. Rachael has a strong track record of securing rapid and sustainable improvement, raising attainment above national benchmarks, and transforming outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.

Deeply committed to inclusion, she has led trust-wide strategies for attendance, safeguarding, behaviour and SEND, embedding trauma-informed practice and ensuring that every child is known, valued and supported to thrive. Rachael is passionate about developing people, building leadership capacity and creating strong, collaborative networks that drive excellence.

As Regional Director for North East Primary Academies, she is dedicated to ensuring that every Oasis pupil receives an exceptional education and that academies are places where children, families and communities are empowered to flourish.

To read more about the governance structure, please click here.