Our Team
Heads of Schools:
Sarah Stevenson
Executive Headteacher at Chappel, Fordham, Holy Trinity & Langenhoe
David Turrell
Executive Headteacher at Frances Bardsley & The Bridge
Melissa Taylor
Executive Headteacher at Margaretting, Ford End & Roxwell
Emilie Darabasz
Headteacher at Frances Bardsley
Alice Larkman
Executive Headteacher at Benhurst & Dame Tipping
Sarah Tate
Headteacher at Ford End
Maria Jackson
Head of School at The Bridge
Claire Pallett
Head of School at Spring Meadow
Carla Dale
Head of School at Fordham
Jenny Dean
Head of School at Dr Walkers
Katie Welsh
Head of School at Holy Trinity
Sarah Letham
Head of School at Roxwell
Sarah Kirk
Head of School at Margaretting
Nicky Patrick
Executive Headteacher at Spring Meadow
Hafise Nazif
Executive Headteacher at Dr Walkers
Stella McCarthy
Head of School at Dame Tipping
Educational Leaders:
Lekha Sharma
Director of People & Curriculum Development
Kerrie McGrory
Director of Standards
Taylor Thurston
Trust Professional Inquiry Lead
Surinder Panesar
Maths Advisor
Operational Leaders:
Julian Dutnall
Trust CEO
Tamsin Owens
Chief Finance and Operations Manager
Peter Whitelock
Chief People Officer
Kathy Hardy
P.A. to CEO & Clerk to the Board
Gretel Talwar
Trust Finance & Payroll Manager
Susan Geist
Trust Marketing & Communications Manager
Chris Lowthian
Trust IT Manager
Vicky Smith
Operations Manager, Central & Havering Secondary
Lisa Davids
Operations Manager, Harwich Hub
Sue Monger
Operations Manager, Mid-Essex
Nadia Khalid
Operations Manager, Havering Primary
Carrie Massey
Operations Manager, Colchester
Wider Team:
Nathan Baldwin
2nd Line IT Technician
Rebecca Beach
People Manager
Tony Daniels
2nd Line IT Technician
Geraldine Edgar
IT Technician
Ed Moncur
IT Technician
Jaime Dryden
Finance Assistant
Natalie Waterman
People Support Officer Primary
Linda Cutmore
People Support Officer Secondary