The Weston Foundation is one of the joint sponsors of Corby Business Academy, continuing their commitment to education in the town, having already co-founded Brooke Weston in 1991.
Mr Peter Simpson has been in education since 1971 when he started his career as a science teacher in London. He has worked at Brooke Weston since 1992, taking over as Principal in 1999. He was recently appointed to the post of Executive Principal with a role to work in both the Academy and Brooke Weston. Mr Simpson was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to education in Northamptonshire.
Alfred Buller, whose company Bee Bee Developments Ltd is a sponsor of the Academy as well as a developer of 5,100 new homes at the nearby Priors Hall development to the East of Corby. The company is heavily involved in delivering the Central Government's growth agenda across North Northamptonshire.
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