Kim has over 30 years’ experience in secondary education.  She has been a senior leader in a range of large mixed ability settings across the north-west, including 11-16 and 11-18 schools, an all-through 3-18 academy where the school was moved from Good to Outstanding in two years, and as Headteacher of an 11-18 academy graded Good in all areas.  Kim also has substantial experience as a school improvement consultant, working for seven years at Local Authority level across 25 secondary, primary and special schools to support quality of education and curriculum provision.

Danielle has over 20 years’ experience in the educational finance sector, having worked both at local authority and school level. Danielle was appointed as CFO for our Trust in 2017 and has led exemplary audit practice and internal assurance at the highest level ever since.

Michael is a lead inspector for Ofsted with 20 years’ experience in education; 15 years as a senior leader and seven years as a Headteacher/Executive Headteacher.   He has recently joined us from Great Schools Trust. 

Sharron is an experienced Director of Safeguarding with over 30 years in education, having worked across a range of local authorities and school contexts. She has extensive expertise in safeguarding and school improvement and her work is driven by a strong commitment to creating safe, inclusive environments where all children can thrive. Sharron is known for her clear, principled leadership and her deep understanding of safeguarding practice at both school and system level.

With over 14 years of dedicated experience as a SENDCo across Manchester, Trafford, and Bolton, Nicola brings a wealth of expertise, strategic insight, and unwavering commitment to inclusive education to the role of Director of SEND.  Nicola is committed to driving forward a vision of inclusive, high-quality education for all.

Michelle has 30 years’ experience a Health and Safety practitioner, and 20 years’ experience as a Health and Safety Executive.  She has worked in higher education, for county councils and for the Health and Safety Executive: the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.