Our Team
The Managed Services Team is at the centre of our delivery as a multi-academy trust. They are talented and committed professionals who provide their knowledge, experience and skills to help drive our schools and the Trust forward.
Executive Team
Robert Farmer
CEO
Gemma Carr
Deputy CEO
Senior Leadership Team
Robert Farmer
CEO
Gemma Carr
Deputy CEO
Christine Bulmer
Director of Education – Quality Assurance
Donna Fox
Director of Education - Primary
Russell Slatford
Director of Education - Secondary
Sean Preston
Chief Financial Officer
Jai Solanki
Director of IT
Education Team
Robert Farmer
CEO
Christine Bulmer
Director of Education – Quality Assurance
Donna Fox
Director of Education - Primary
Russell Slatford
Director of Education - Secondary
Abbie Wilkinson
Standards Officer
Colin Flanagan
Standards Officer
Lauren O'Connor
Standards Officer
Claire Harvey
Strategic Lead for Early Years and Early Reading
Paul Burton
Strategic Lead for Teaching & Learning
Stuart Bonney
Strategic Lead for Behaviour and SEND
Rob Gale
Behaviour Support Officer
Access Team
Russell Slatford
Director of Education - Secondary
Julie Prince
Head of Compliance
Claire Shaw
Education Access Officer
Ruth Davies
Safeguarding and Attendance Officer
HR Team
Gemma Carr
Deputy CEO
Blaire Edwards
Senior HR Business Partner
Louise Clist
HR Business Partner
Stacey Michaelides
HR Advisor
Nicole Dunne
HR Advisor
Jo Jones
HR Assistant
Finance Team
Sean Preston
Chief Financial Officer
Matt Ankers
Senior Finance Manager
Claire Dooks
Finance Manager
Emily Marshall
Finance Manager
Emma Brighton
Trust Finance Officer
Health & Safety Team
Nikki Thorne
Head of Estates
Ian Saynor
Estates Facilities Manager
Graeme Staddon
Health & Safety Manager
IT Team
Jai Solanki
Director of IT
Tom Roberts
Trust Infrastructure Manager
Jamie Haustead
Trust Systems Manager
Andrew Thomas
Trust IT Service Manager
Ben Powell
Data Manager
Governance Team
Louise Newman
Head of Governance
Rachel Jackson
Governance Professional to the Trust Board
Administration Team
Karen Chafe
Senior Admin Officer
