Meet the Team
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Executive Officer and Accounting Officer Mr Samuel Compton |
Director of Education Mrs Lynne Bennett |
Director of Finance Mrs Amanda Wilkinson |
Director of Operations Mrs Laura Austen |
Member - Steven Cartlidge I have many skills gained throughout my 40 years of working in education. I have worked as a School Improvement Consultant and Lead Inspector for Ofsted. I have an understanding of how school improvement can be achieved and maintained.
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Member - Mr Eric Barbour CFIOSH, FInstLM, FIIRSM RSP, GCGI I am a local business owner of EBB Limited, a Health, Safety and Fire Management Support consultancy. I have served as the Chairman of Newcastle under Lyme Homestart Borough. Also I served in the Royal Marines for 23 years, seeing active service around the world, while also having the honour to serve on the Royal Yacht Britannia. |
Member - Andrea Jones I joined Siemens in 1988 on a 3-year Finance apprenticeship programme. Having worked as Head of Finance in various locations through the UK and Germany, I now work as Director of operations for AMS Ltd. AMS is a family run business based in Cheshire, supplying products to the manufacturing industry. I am passionate about fostering diversity and inclusion in organisations. A great supporter of STEM and it’s importance in Industry. |
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Member - Mr Tim Blackhurst (Resigned 15/12/2022) I am a successful business-man who runs both a local and national businesses. I am the MD of Ladymoor Foods LTD and have been since 1996. I am also the Executive Director of Hyland Crown LTD and NCB Food Service LTD. I employ over 80 people across Staffordshire and the surrounding area. |
Member (Chair) - HHJ David Fletcher CBE (Resigned 7/07/2023) I am a Circuit Judge since 2004, prior to my judicial appointment I was a solicitor working in North Staffordshire. I am the diversity and community relations judge for Stoke on Trent and Stafford. I have been a Governor serving as a chair during the last 12 years.
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Trustee - Mr Samuel Compton (CEO and AO) I am a National Leader of Education with extensive experience of School improvement. I have been a Headteacher with over 9 years of experience, been an Executive Headteacher and now the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust since January 2022. I have completed my NPQH, have a PGCE from Cheltenham and Gloucester University and a BA degree in Politics from Swansea University
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Trustee and Chair of Trustees - Mr Robert (Bob) Owen MBE I am a Chartered Engineer and until retirement was a General Manager in Siemens, responsible for a number of Large Project Engineering Businesses mainly operating in the international market place. |
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Trustee and Chair of Remuneration Committee- Mr Bernard Kellett Prior to my retirement I set up and ran my own Human Resources Consultancy business and prior to that was Director of HR at two Russell Group Universities. Before moving into higher education, I was employed by four Local Education authorities undertaking mainly HR roles.
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Trustee and Chair of Audit Committee - Richard Huntley ACIB
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Trustee - Dr. Peter Ford I am an experienced business leader who has built, led and transformed international information technology, consulting & digital organisations of up to 1,000+ people. I have a strong background in project delivery including managing multi-million pound programmes and have led senior teams creating change programmes that have included restructuring, growth and systems, process & culture change. I have a BSc (Chemistry) and PhD from the University of Manchester and an MBA from the Open University.
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Trustee - Dr Diane Swift Diane is an associate lecturer with The Open University, specialising in primary education, curriculum design and professional learning. She was formerly Director of Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education where she was responsible for their Initial Teacher Education and research programmes. Diane has extensive experience in schools as a teacher, senior leader and a governor. She regularly contributes articles to professional journals and has authored a variety of materials that support teachers to develop both their curriculum and pedagogic thinking. She has worked extensively with teacher-colleagues on a variety of projects in relation to Philosophy for Children, and a metacognitive framework called Thinking Moves. Diane is fellow the Chartered College of Teaching. She is also an international association of the Knowledge and Education Research Unit at the University of Auckland.
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Trustee - Mrs Jill Cheadle I am a retired Headteacher with a vast experience of working in challenging schools. In addition I was a LA Consultant in Staffordshire LA and Stoke LA. I retired from Headship at Brookhouse Green Primary School, Wellfield Road Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent December 1989 and joined Staffordshire LA as a District Inspector January 1990.
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Trustee - Mrs Victoria Dalgarno I am a business owner and Parent Trustee who also works in the independent education sector. I have a number of years experience working in various educational institutions. I have experience as a Company Director, and HR Specialist working with Senior Managers to improve business. I hold various qualifications in Business, Management and HR, in addition to a BSc (Hons) degree.
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Trustee (Chair) Mrs Laura Austen (Resigned 06/06/2022)
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. Trustee - Dr Lee Crofts (Resigned 14/05/2021)
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Trustee - Mrs Lynne Bennett (CEO and AO - (Stepped down 31/12/2021) I am a National Leader of Education with extensive experience of School to School Support and School Improvement; with over 12 years of Headship experience in challenging schools. I am also the Head of Hempstalls Teaching School Alliance, which is the only Primary teaching school in Staffordshire.
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Trustee - Mrs Andrea Jones - (Resigned 05/04/2022) I am currently the Head of Finance at Siemens plc, Congleton. I am married and have 3 children and am passionate about Equality, diversity and Inclusion within the workplace, in particular encouraging females in to STEM careers. I joined Siemens in 1988 as a Finance apprentice working across multiple departments and Siemens sites across the UK. Latterly spending 12 months on delegation in Germany, I returned as the Head of Finance at Congleton, back where my career started. |