Our Leadership

Annette became Chair of the Trust in January 2020. Annette brings extensive experience of senior leadership in education together with Board experience at Trustee and Chair level in Multi Academy Trusts, and director-level experience in the university sector.

Prior to retirement as a Multi Academy Trust Chief Executive, Annette established a new secondary Academy Trust of three schools in Leeds. Annette’s leadership as Principal was recognised as turning around the standards of the first school she led in Leeds, moving the school from special measures to an Ofsted judgement of ‘Good’ with outstanding leadership. Following this, Annette then led a second highly challenging school as Executive Principal.

A long career as a highly effective English teacher, department leader, local authority adviser and Deputy Headteacher underpinned Annette’s roles in Principal and executive leadership. Annette brings this core understanding and commitment to school improvement to her role at the Trust. Annette is also a Trustee of a 10-school Multi Academy Trust in Cheshire where she chairs the Standards Committee and remains a member of a Tameside Trust that she previously chaired.