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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.
Board Members
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Hannah Purkiss

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Steve Hodsman
Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Paul Tarn
Chief Executive Officer / Accounting Officer

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Cllr David Haigh
Member of the Board of Trustees

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Sean Cavan
Member of the Board of Trustees

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Lesley Bailey
Member of the Board of Trustees
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David White
Member of the Board of Trustees
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Dr Chris Wilson
Member of the Board of Trustees
Executive Leadership Team
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Trudi Bartle
Deputy CEO - Primary

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Paul Tarn
Chief Executive Officer / Accounting Officer

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Gillian Wiles
Associate CEO

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Andy Barnett
Deputy CEO, Secondary

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Dr Phil Smith
Regional Director of Education (South)
Dr Philip Smith OBE – Director of Education Phil works closely with executive principals, academy principals and subject directors to drive academic excellence across the Trust and create an environment […]

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Karen Bromage
Chief Finance & Operations Officer
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Emma Mayor
Chief Compliance Officer / Company Secretary
Executive Principals

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Anna Rooney
Executive Principal

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Chris McCall
Executive Principal

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David Irving
Executive Principal

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Donna Brown
Associate Executive Principal

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Jo Pittard
Executive Principal

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Lisa Hillyer
Executive Principal

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Patricia Gavins
Associate Executive Principal

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Anne Elliott
Senior Executive Principal

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Richard Brooke
Executive Principal

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Julian Harrison
Executive Principal