Jan Pierce is the Executive Headteacher of John King Infant Academy, Longwood Infant Academy and Kirkstead Junior Academy. The two infant academies were formally federated before becoming part of the Flying High Partnership. Both infant schools feed into the junior school.

She has worked with schools in Derbyshire, Sheffield and Nottingham City, supporting with the development of effective systems and structures, performance management, data analysis, accurate self-evaluation, coaching staff and triangulation.

Jan began her teaching career in a junior school in Derbyshire in 1991 and has since also taught in Nottinghamshire at a first school, a primary school, an infant and nursery school, before taking up her first head teachers post in Derby City.

As a NLE she has experience of working with colleagues and schools across the primary phase.