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Sir Mufti Hamid Patel, chief executive of education trust, Star Academies, which runs schools often in deprived areas, many of which have achieved outstanding results. Sir Mufti Hamid Patel left school in Blackburn at 16, without himself excelling academically. Having worked in local government in Blackburn, he then ran a Muslim girls school before starting Star Academies. The trust has grown to include 34 primary and secondary schools mainly in northern England, the Midlands and East London.
New government ways of monitoring progress, show almost half the top twenty achieving schools in the country are run by Star.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producer: Bob Howard
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele