Leaders and Groups

For Members and Directors, date of appointment is in brackets.  The term of Office for Directors is four years.  For membership of each setting’s Local Governing Board, please go to the relevant setting’s website.

Members’ Board:

  • Rob Knight (04/07/2019)
  • Ray Palin (04/02/2016)
  • Guy Weir (04/02/2016)

Directors’ (Trust) Board:

Directors (Trustees):

  • Chris Austin (05/12/2019)
  • Christine Bartley (01/09/2018)
  • Angela Bradshaw (11/10/2018)
  • Carol Dudson (04/02/2016) – Vice Chair
  • Mary Hughes (04/07/2019)
  • Gill Jenkins (01/09/2018)
  • Jon Lovatt* (04/02/2016)
  • Roger Machin (01/09/2018)
  • Guy Weir (14/12/2017) – Chair

Associate Members:

  • Sara Bailey*
  • Ruth Foster*
  • Nichola Gibson*
  • Steve Martin*
  • Paula Pattison*
  • Clare Pearson*
  • Elaine Preston*

*Non Voting

Education Committee:

  • Guy Weir (Chair)
  • Christine Bartley
  • Nichola Gibson
  • Mary Hughes
  • Jill Jenkins
  • Jon Lovatt
  • Roger Machin

Resources Committee:

  • Guy Weir (Chair)
  • Christine Bartley
  • Angela Bradshaw
  • Carol Dudson
  • Jon Lovatt
  • Roger Machin
  • Carol Stead

Executive Board

  • CEO – Jon Lovatt
  • Central Team
  • Heads’ Group
  • Deputy Heads’ Group (By Invitation)

Central Team

  • Jon Lovatt – CEO and Accounting Officer
  • Nichola Gibson – Executive Education Representative and Deputy CEO
  • Julie Ash – Trust Education Partner
  • Carol Stead – Compliance and Finance Manager (Chief Finance Officer)

MAT Student Council (RUGS):

The Really Useful Generation Students’ Group (RUGS) – “Inspiring Development Strategies for High Quality Learning Across the MAT”:

  • Ash Green – Samanvi Machineni (Year 6) and Isla de Pee (Year 6)
  • Ellison – Amelia Arif (Year 5) and Cassius Kelly (Year 5)
  • Gladstone – Ruby Mills (Year 6) and Jacob Kelsall (Year 6)
  • Goldenhill – Sienna Kinsey (Year 5) and Sebastian Mannering (Year 5)
  • Summerbank – Remaz Mohammed (Year 5) and Rumisa Jameel (Year 5)

GDPR Steering Group and Management Committee:

  • Jon Lovatt (CEO and DPO)
  • Carol Stead (Compliance and Finance Manager (CFO))
  • Heads’ Group
  • ABMs’ Group
  • IT Technicians (By Invitation)

Philosophy For Children Steering Group (Strategy 1):

  • Nichola Gibson (Facilitator)
  • Claire Annese
  • Sara Bailey
  • Ruth Foster
  • Jon Lovatt
  • Steve Martin
  • Claire Pearson
  • Neil Phillipson (SAPERE Consultant)
  • Di Swift (KNSTE)
  • Guy Weir (Chair)

Inclusion and Wellbeing Steering Group (Strategy 2):

  • Elaine Preston (Facilitator)
  • Michael Artimis
  • Sara Bailey
  • Jill Dawson
  • Ruth Foster
  • Nichola Gibson
  • Sarah Howson
  • Gillian Jenkins
  • Jon Lovatt
  • Clare Pearson
  • Stephen Standford
  • Guy Weir (Chair)

Developing a Professional Community (DPC) Steering Group (Strategy 3):

  • Steve Martin (Facilitator)
  • Claire Annese
  • Sara Bailey
  • Jodie Cope
  • Jon Lovatt
  • Lorna Pateman
  • Berni Pearce (Blackfriars TSA)
  • Clare Pearson
  • Guy Weir (Chair)

Curriculum Enrichment / Entitlement Steering Group (Strategy 4): 

  • Ruth Foster (Facilitator)
  • Sara Bailey
  • Mary Hughes
  • Jon Lovatt
  • Steve Martin
  • Lorna Pateman
  • Clare Pearson
  • Elaine Preston
  • Guy Weir (Chair)

The Worcester Process:

  • Worcester University – School of Education
  • Central Team
  • Heads’ Group
  • Deputy Heads’ Group

Other Groups and Networks (Facilitator):

  • Art Leaders (Sarah Howson)
  • Chairs’ Group (Jon Lovatt)
  • English Leaders (Clare Pearson)
  • EYFS Leaders (Sara Bailey)
  • Home School Link Workers and Learning Mentors (Jill Dawson)
  • Lead Teacher Educators (Lorna Pateman)
  • P4C Lead Teachers’ Group (Nichola Gibson)
  • Phonics Leaders (Claire Annese)
  • PE Leaders (TBA)
  • Maths Leaders (Jodie Cope)
  • SENDCOs (Stephen Stanford)
  • Science Leaders (Janine Carpenter)

LGB Chairs’ / Vice Chairs’ Group:

  • Ash Green – Chris Austin / Clare Warburton
  • Ellison – Roger Machin / Angela James
  • Gladstone – Chris Bartley / Phil Woodall and Michael Artemis
  • Goldenhill – Angela Bradshaw / Kate Douglas and Ifzal Hussain
  • Oaklands – Paula Pattison
  • Summerbank – Jill Jenkins / Sarah Oldcorn and Shabana Mahmud
  • Trust – Guy Weir / Carol Dudson

Heads’ Group:

  • Ash Green – Ruth Foster
  • Ellison – Nichola Gibson
  • Gladstone – Elaine Preston
  • Goldenhill – Steve Martin
  • Oaklands – Sara Bailey
  • Summerbank – Clare Pearson

Deputy Heads’ Group:

  • Ash Green – Jodie Cope
  • Ellison – Lorna Pateman
  • Gladstone – Claire Annese
  • Goldenhill – Sarah Howson
  • Oaklands – Nadine Key
  • Summerbank – Jenny Johnson

Academy Business Managers’ Group:

  • Ash Green – Michelle Sambrook
  • Ellison – Sallie Powell
  • Gladstone – Linda O’Donnell
  • Goldenhill – Gill Hardie
  • Oaklands – Debbie Davies
  • Summerbank – Sally Henderson
  • Trust – Carol Stead

Associate Member Settings:

  • Oaklands Nursery School

Education Improvement Partners:

  • Julie Ash
  • Chris Davies
  • Bruce McAlpine
  • Sarah Preston
  • Paul Sheehan
  • Christine Tarpey

Other Partners:

  • Blackfriars Teaching School Alliance
  • Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education (KNSTE)
  • Keele University
  • PBM Training and Consultancy
  • SAPERE
  • School Direct
  • Southstar
  • University of Worcester – School of Education

Support Services:

  • Architects – Wood, Yorath and Goldstraw
  • Auditors – Hardings Accountants
  • HR and Legal – SAS Daniels
  • Payroll – Stoke on Trent City Council