Peter Carpenter

Director of Education, Aldar Academies

Peter Carpenter joined Aldar Academies in April 2015 as Director of Education.

Peter was formally a primary school teacher and Head teacher of two high performing schools in the north of England before his appointment as HMI (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools) and Lead Inspector for Primary Education in Scotland.

From 2008 to 2013, Peter was Director of Inspection with the Government of Dubai and helped establish the school inspection systems across the Emirate. He led inspections and developed the inspection framework which was used to evaluate the performance of both public and private schools.

Between 2013 and 2015, Peter was Director of Education in The Western Isles of Scotland with responsibility for 30 schools, nurseries, colleges and children’s services.

Peter has a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and a Master’s Degree in English. He qualified as a teacher with distinction in practice and holds a PGCE.

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