MAT Central Services

I am responsible for Generate Teaching Hub and for implementing our organisational strategy, as we enable new schools to join the multi academy trust. Working closely with colleagues across all schools, I am focused on how we support our staff to provide the best educational experience we can for all our pupils. I established our regional teaching school hub and am passionate about providing the right training and coaching to teachers and school leaders. Having worked across many industries and sectors in my 30 year career I bring a wealth of experience in how to manage, coordinate and inspire others. I am a school governor, and to relax I enjoy creative writing, to keep active I am a trail runner.

I am the Finance Manager for the Trust with responsibility for budget setting, monitoring and forecasting for all schools throughout the organisation and report monthly to the Trust Board. I also manage and report on matters including internal and external audits and periodic financial returns to the DfE. I provide staff training on financial systems throughout our family of schools and support individuals as required. I work on financial due diligence for the onboarding of new schools to the Trust and liaise with the Local Authorities as and when required.

My work and financial background was during a 25-year career with Lloyds Bank working in the Commercial and Small Business sector where I gained a wealth of experience relating to the day to day running of the financial side of a business.

Outside of WPAT I enjoy running and indeed most sports, plus learning about world history via podcasts. 

My priorities include overseeing all aspects of governance effectiveness and compliance within the trust, ensuring governance adheres to good practice and meets all statutory and regulatory requirements, with an additional focus on policies across the trust. Whilst my background has been mostly in the private sector with my specific areas of interest being accounts, HR and health and safety amongst a few other areas, I have learned a lot in the education sector since joining the trust and I am continuing to progress throughout lots of different areas. I am qualified in Business Administration and have my AAT in accounting and bookkeeping. I enjoy being active in my free time and this includes playing in a competitive netball league. 

I have 26 years’ public sector experience in local government finance with particular expertise in Treasury Management. I am a qualified coach and trainer of NLP and I have held senior management roles within the private sector, in both the construction and sales and manufacturing industries, where I gained extensive experience in Project Management, Compliance and Customer Relations. My primary role in WPAT is to provide support to both Finance and Estate Management across the Trust. I am involved in the day to day management of the Trust finances and the implementation of any projects across the Estate. My interests include fell walking and travel.