After graduating from Cambridge University, Tom completed his PGCE at theUniversity of East Anglia before working in a number of high performing privateschools as both a teacher and head of department. Tom has held the post of DeputyHeadteacher at two Outstanding schools, subsequently being appointedHeadteacher of one.
Having lead three schools as headteacher and two schools as Executive Principal,Tom has considerable experience in school leadership and management. He hasworked in senior leadership teams for four multi-academy groups and also hassignificant experience around rapid school improvement having been seconded bytwo local authority ‘School Improvement’ teams to support schools causing concern.
Tom is accredited as a National Leader of Education (NLE) and a member of theDepartment for Education (DfE) regional advisory board for the West Midlands.
Mr Leverage is passionate about Catholic education and has dedicated much of hiscareer to the advancement of Catholic schools. He took up the post as CatholicSenior Executive Leader in 2021