Our Team
Heads of Schools:
Julian Dutnall
Executive Headteacher at FBA & CEO
Toni Cox
Head of School (The Bridge) / Trust Safeguarding Coordinator
David Turrell
Joint Headteacher
Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls
Emilie Darabasz
Joint Headteacher
Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls
Máire O’Regan
Executive Head Teacher of Rural Primary Schools
Stella McCarthy
Head of School & Trust Digital Strategy Lead and Computing Lead for the Rural Primary Schools
Dame Tipping Primary School
Alice Larkman
Headteacher
Benhurst Primary School
Melissa Taylor
Head of School
Margaretting Primary School
Sarah Cottee
Head of School
Ford End School
Educational Leaders:
Julian Dutnall
Executive Headteacher at FBA & CEO
Ian Gurman
Director of Standards & Improvement
Toni Cox
Head of School (The Bridge) / Trust Safeguarding Coordinator
Máire O’Regan
Executive Head Teacher of Rural Primary Schools
Stella McCarthy
Head of School & Trust Digital Strategy Lead and Computing Lead for the Rural Primary Schools
Dame Tipping Primary School
Paul Claydon
Head of Development
Surinder Panesar
Maths Adviser
Faith Spinks
Head of Enrichment
Kristy Rosam
SENDCO Coordinator
Janice Fisher
Inclusion and SENDCO Lead Benhurst & Dame Tipping
Operational Leaders:
Denise Broom
Director Of Operations
Kathy Hardy
PA to the CEO & to the Director of Operations / Governance Professional
Tom Garet
Head of IT Services
Vicky Smith
Head of HR
Mel Treagust
Head of Marketing
Steve Adams
Head of Estates
Wider Team:
Nathan Baldwin
IT Technician
Chris Lowthian
IT Technician
Kallum Wright
IT Technician Apprentice
Tony Daniels
IT Technician Apprentice
Lisa Hickling
Senior Finance Officer
Louise Anderson
Finance Adviser
Kerry Disney
Finance Assistant
Linda Cutmore
HR Advisor Secondary Schools
Natalie Waterman
HR Advisor Primary Schools
Brian Bowling
Site Management Assistant
