The Trust Structure

Central Team

Stephen Cox - CEO/Executive Headteacher

Emma Morom - Chief Finance Officer

Emily Kolb - Chief Operations Officer/PA to CEO/Executive Headteacher

Paula Adams - Trust Business Manager & Local Governance & Compliance Officer

Nicki Wallace - Trust Finance Officer

Sean Chadwick - Trust IT Manager

Kate Gallinagh - Trust Safeguarding Lead

Alison Elwell - Trust ITT Strategic Lead

Sarah Marsh - Trust ITT Coordinator

Headteachers

Alison Elwell - St John's Middle School

Suzanne Finlay - St John's Primary School

Ginnie Beale - St Matthias Primary School

Suzie Bourne - Witton Middle School

Julia Shingler - Catshill First School & Nursery & Catshill Middle School

School Improvement

School Improvement Team

We have a core School Improvement Team dedicated to working with our schools to support them on their improvement journey, with a clear focus on raising standards for the children in their care.

The Team brings extensive experience, including highly successful Headteachers, an Ofsted Inspector, and a School Improvement Advisor.

Core functions

To provide a forum to discuss and address processes affecting standards across the Trust:

Teaching and Learning
Recruitment
Performance – Progress and Attainment

Advisors

Mr. Barry Newton

A Consultant and former Local Authority School Improvement Advisor and Headteacher of 2 schools with over 30 years' of experience. He has a proven track record of supporting school improvement.

Mr. Neil Mills

A Consultant and former Headteacher of a successful middle school where he was Headteacher for over 12 years. He has a proven track record of supporting school improvement and over 30 years’ experience of working with children.

Mr. Stuart Evans

A Consultant who has also worked as an Inspector for Ofsted for the last 10 years. He has been a Primary Headteacher for 24 years, leading his schools through periods of change whilst achieving excellent outcomes for pupils. He also led a highly successful Pupil Referral Unit for 4 years, whilst supporting primary and middle schools with outreach work.