Meet Our Directors
There are 7 Directors. Directors are responsible for the governance functions such as setting the direction of the trust, holding the CEO/headteachers to account and ensuring financial probity.
As charity Directors, they also ensure that they are complying with charity law requirements. Academy Trusts are charitable companies and the Directors are company directors and must comply with company law requirements.
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Rachel Nash
Rachel is an experienced school and trust executive leader, having had over 20 years in leadership roles including headship within the secondary sector within South Yorkshire. Rachel has extensive experience in school and trust-wide improvement, specialising in leadership professional...
Jeremy Vanes
Jeremy is a chartered manager, qualified in Health & Care, Fine Art and Public Service Leadership. He’s worked since 1985 – in Birmingham, South Warwickshire and the Black Country – as a centre coordinator, community artist, district manager, chief...
Emma Woodhouse
Emma has worked in education for over 15 years with both Maintained Schools and Academies and therefore has extensive knowledge and experience of governance in a range of settings. Emma is an active contributor when it comes to governance...
Rob Turton
Rob is a Chartered Accountant who has been involved with Academies and the Education Sector for almost 20 years. Initially, this was through work, with clients in the sector. Whilst in practice and since retirement Rob has been a...
Graham Parker
Graham has lived in Birmingham all his life and has been involved with many business interests within the City and the West Midlands After a career in manufacturing giftware and international sales, Graham went on to use and develop...
Sofia Zamir
Sofia is a Chartered Certified Accountant working at senior level with over 14 years’ experience of working in multi-site organisations with key stakeholder management and business partnering. Sofia has extensive experience in consolidation, reporting, financial management accounts, forecasts, budget...
James Nichols
James has been a Chartered Accountant for significant number of years, and spent the majority of his career in Finance and Management Consultancy, working across many industries, including financial services, accountancy practice, the food industry, customer services, and utilities....
Rachel Nash
Rachel is an experienced school and trust executive leader, having had over 20 years in leadership roles including headship within the secondary sector within South Yorkshire. Rachel has extensive experience in school and trust-wide improvement, specialising in leadership professional...
Emma Woodhouse
Emma has worked in education for over 15 years with both Maintained Schools and Academies and therefore has extensive knowledge and experience of governance in a range of settings. Emma is an active contributor when it comes to governance...
Graham Parker
Graham has lived in Birmingham all his life and has been involved with many business interests within the City and the West Midlands After a career in manufacturing giftware and international sales, Graham went on to use and develop...
James Nichols
James has been a Chartered Accountant for significant number of years, and spent the majority of his career in Finance and Management Consultancy, working across many industries, including financial services, accountancy practice, the food industry, customer services, and utilities....
Jeremy Vanes
Jeremy is a chartered manager, qualified in Health & Care, Fine Art and Public Service Leadership. He’s worked since 1985 – in Birmingham, South Warwickshire and the Black Country – as a centre coordinator, community artist, district manager, chief...
Rob Turton
Rob is a Chartered Accountant who has been involved with Academies and the Education Sector for almost 20 years. Initially, this was through work, with clients in the sector. Whilst in practice and since retirement Rob has been a...
Sofia Zamir
Sofia is a Chartered Certified Accountant working at senior level with over 14 years’ experience of working in multi-site organisations with key stakeholder management and business partnering. Sofia has extensive experience in consolidation, reporting, financial management accounts, forecasts, budget...
