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Meet Our People
Find out more about the people who work together to change the lives of children in the North.
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Directors / Members


Steve Hodsman
Chair of the Board of Directors

Lesley Bailey
Board of Directors

Sean Cavan
Board of Directors

Councillor David Haigh
Board of Directors
Core Leadership Team



Karen Bromage
Chief Finance & Ops Officer

Extended Leadership Team

Trish Gavins
Senior Executive Principal


Jo Pittard
Associate Executive Principal




Nicola Williams
Associate Executive Principal

Donna Brown
Associate Executive Principal

Andrew Yeomans
Associate Executive Principal

Ruth Beckett
Associate Executive Principal

David Irving
Associate Executive Principal

Jo Twiby
Exec Director - Training & CPD


Mark Willett
Director of Facilities

Helen Ruddle
Director of Human Resources

Gemma Scothern
Director of Operations
Secondary Principals



Graham Moffatt
Principal


Anna Rooney
Principal



Primary Principals

Sophie Taylor
Head of Academy

Lucy Carlisle
Head of Academy

James Phillips
Head of Academy

Jessica Roy
Head of Academy





Riccardo Pafetti
Head of Academy

Andy Gaunt
Principal

Elaine Jupp
Head of Academy



Louise Chappell
Principal

Rachel Binns
Head of Academy
Leigh Gordon
Head of Academy

Selina Midgley-Wright
Head of Academy

Alex Gavin
Principal

Tom Herrick
Head of Academy

Chris Parkinson
Head of Academy

Laura Snow
Acting Head of Academy

Helen Acton
Head of Academy


Subject / Area Specialists

Jane Marshall
Executive Director - English

