Board of Trustees & Register of Interests
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body of the academy Trust and is accountable and responsible for all the academies equally in the academy Trust. Trustees are unpaid volunteers.
Establishment group: Greater Manchester Education Trust
Trustees must carry out the three core governance functions, which are to:
- Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Hold executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the Trust’s schools and their pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Oversee the financial performance of the Trust and make sure its money is well spent
| Trustee / Staff | Full Name | Specific Responsibility | Appointed By | Start Date of Current Term of Office | Current Term of Office Ends | Business and Pecuniary Interests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | Suzannah Mary Reeves | Chair of Trustees | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Pinnacle Learning Education Trust – Associate Principal, various roles from September 2007. Manchester City Council, Local Government Councillor, Old Moat Ward, May 2010 | |
| Trustee | Andrew Mullen | Vice Chair of Trustees | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | University of Manchester, Higher Education, Deputy Director – People and Organisations Development, January 1990. Booth Centre, Charity working with people affected by homelessness. Trustee and Vice Chair of Board of Trustees, September 2013 | |
| Trustee | Bushra Jamil | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Parkreed Uk Ltd, Car lease company, Director, 1st May 2017. Revival Consultancy Ltd (Dormant Company) Management Consultancy, Director, March 2011 | ||
| Trustee | Carol Culley | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Manchester City Council (MCC), Local Government – Deputy Chief Executive & City Treasurer, interest since 2001 – City Treasurer since 2016 | Manchester Professional Services Ltd (01997391), provides company secretary service, interest since 2008 | Modesole Ltd (02379363), wholly owned by MCC, since 2018 | Destination Manchester Ltd (05360083), Convention centre – wholly owned by MCC, interest since 2017 | Manchester Central Convention Complex (00953285), Digital and film studio – wholly owned by MCC, interest since 2016 | Manchester Creative Digital Assests Ltd (10300159), buying and selling off own real estate, interest since 2016 | The Manchester Mortgage Corporation Ltd (01045374), housing – JV with MCC, interest since 2016 | Northern Gateway Operations Limited (10724138), non-trading company, interest since 2017 | Manchester Parking Ltd (03774834), non-trading company, interest since 2018 | Matrix Homes (General Partner) Lt (08980059), housing JV, interest since 2016 | Manchester Knowledge Capital Ltd (06847507), consultancy activities other than financial management, interest since 2016 | Manchester Place, Local Government – Deputy Chief Executive & City Treasurer, interest since 2016 | We Love Manchester Emergency Fund (TRUSTEE), charity, interest since 2017 | The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (TRUSTEE), Accountancy Body, interest since 2021 | Cipfa Business Ltd | ||
| Trustee | Dale Edward Bassett | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Ark Curriculum Plus, Education Services Provider, Board Member, February 2021. National Baccalaureate Trust, Charity/campaigning organisation, May 2015 | ||
| Staff | Damian Owen | Chief Executive Officer & Accounting Officer | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | No relevant interest’s to declare | |
| Trustee | Elizabeth Franey | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Senior Civil Servant at the DFE, currently working on SEND and AP Policy | ||
| Trustee | Ella Charlotte Overshott | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Pecan Partnership Ltd, Culture, change and performance consultancy. Director April 2013. Parent of Children at Parrs Wood High School | ||
| Trustee | Emma-Jane McLaren | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | No relevant interest’s to declare (employee at Propsere Learning Trust) | ||
| Trustee | Sandra Milne | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | The University of Manchester, Higher Education and Research, Employee, November 1995 | ||
| Trustee | Thomas McDonald | Foundation / Trust | 01/09/22 | 01/09/26 | Spouse, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester, appointed May 2017 |
Chief Finance and Operations Officer: Mrs L. Staunton
The Greater Manchester Education Trust is committed to ensuring equality of education and opportunity for all students, staff, parents and carers receiving services from the Trust, irrespective of race, gender, sexuality, disability, faith or religion or socio-economic background. We aim to recruit governors from diverse backgrounds in order to support our schools in the development of cohesive communities. We collect data to help us monitor the diversity of our Trust board and members as well as the membership of our local committees, however the data sample size is too small to publish without breaching personal privacy.
