Our Team
Heads of Schools:
Alice Larkman
Headteacher Benhurst and Executive Head for Dame Tipping
Benhurst Primary School
Emilie Darabasz
Joint Headteacher at Frances Bardsley
Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls
Melissa Taylor
Executive headteacher at Margaretting, Ford End & Roxwell
Margaretting Primary School
Maria Jackson
Head of School at The Bridge
The Bridge
Stella McCarthy
Head of School at Dame Tipping
Dame Tipping Primary School
Sarah Tate
Head of School at Roxwell
Roxwell Primary School
Sarah Kirk
Head of School at Margaretting
Margaretting Primary School
Johanna Bailey
Head of School at Ford End
Ford End School
David Turrell
Joint Headteacher at Frances Bardsley / Executive Headteacher at The Bridge / Secondary Standards Leader
Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls
Educational Leaders:
Kate Garratty
Phonics Leader for Havering & Mid-Essex Primaries and Advisor for Colchester Primaries
Ian Gurman
Education Development Partner
Surinder Panesar
Maths Advisor
Operational Leaders:
Julian Dutnall
Trust CEO
Kathy Hardy
P.A. to CEO & Clerk to the Board
Denise Broom
Director Of Operations
Peter Whitelock
Chief People Officer
Mark Wilkinson
Director of Finance
Vicky Smith
Head of People
Chris Lowthian
Trust IT Manager
Lisa Hickling
Finance Manager Secondary
Louise Anderson
Primary Finance Manager
Wider Team:
Nathan Baldwin
Senior IT Technician
Tony Daniels
IT Technician
Geraldine Edgar
IT Apprentice
Andrew Adebambo
IT Apprentice
Natalie Waterman
People Support Officer Primary
Linda Cutmore
People Support Officer Secondary
Kerry Disney
Finance Assistant
Julie Sagnella
Finance Officer & People Support Officer
Janice Fisher
SENDCO Advisor
Toni Cox
Safeguarding Advisor
Sonya Outram
Admin Assistant
Judith Dutnall
Forest School Advisor
Hafise Nazif
Primary Standards Leader
David Turrell
Joint Headteacher at Frances Bardsley / Executive Headteacher at The Bridge / Secondary Standards Leader
Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls
Taylor Thurston
Trust Professional Inquiry Lead
