Our Central Team

The Executive Group, comprised of the Heads of Academies and supported by our Central Leadership Team, provide strategic leadership to the Trust as well as a valuable forum for our work with Associate Members.

The Executive Group comprises:

• Mark Kent – Chief Executive Officer and Sixth Form College Principal
• Simon Ascroft – Head Teacher, Biddulph High School
• Simon Clarke – Head Teacher, Moorside High School (Associate Member)
• Philip McLauchlan – Head Teacher, Werrington Primary School (Associate Member)

The Trust provides a number of central support services to members using expertise drawn from across our Academy teams.

Our Central Service Support Group comprises:

• Eddie Shotton – Chief Financial Officer
• Sally Bryan – Human Resources
• Glenn Davies – Estates and Health and Safety
• Tina Manning – Business and Information Systems
• Rachel Basnett – Marketing, PR and Liaison

In addition, the Trust is supported in a number of key roles by;

• Claire Gaygan – Strategic Lead for Wellbeing and Safeguarding
• Anthony Gribben-Lisle – Data Protection Officer