CEO of multi academy trust founded in Nottinghamshire amongst 36 education leaders chosen to ‘shape the landscape’ of education

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  • Posted on: December 19, 2024
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Chris Wheatley OBE, the chief executive officer of The ҹ첥, a multi-academy trust founded in Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire in 2012, has been appointed as one of 36 trust leaders elected to a policy advisory group convened by the Confederation of School Trusts (CST).

Chosen from a potential 125 leaders across England, Chris will now join the collective whose aims are to improve education, representing the views of front-line education staff, to external policy makers, including ministers.

Chris said, “It is an honour to be part of this group who will advocate on behalf of multi-academy trusts, and the huge numbers of dedicated staff who work with our children in education every day. Whilst we cannot decide on policy, we can be a powerful voice on behalf of our professional community, who have the skills and insight to have a positive effect on the efficacy of our education system.

“Alongside my colleagues in the Confederation of School Trusts, providing the best possible education for all of our children is a priority. By advocating for the first hand and hard-won insights of staff in education, we hope to inform policy makers and to collaborate on delivering the best education we can for our young people.”

, deputy CST CEO Steve Rollett said the new group would provide ‘a diversity of voices’ and represent the ‘critical, front-line perspectives that will help to shape the policy landscape for school trusts across England’.

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The organisation has named the 36 successful leaders as follows:

  1. Ash Ali, CEO, Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust
  2. Dave Baker, CEO, The Olympus Academy Trust
  3. Dave Barber, Director of Education, Ebor Academy Trust
  4. Sarah Bennett, CEO, Inspiring Futures Through Learning
  5. Dr Jen Blunden OBE, CEO, Truro and Penwith Academy Trust
  6. David Boyle CBE, CEO, The Dunraven Educational Trust
  7. Mike Butler, CEO, The Education Village Academy Trust
  8. Sharon Carlyon, COO, Inclusive MAT
  9. Zoe Carr OBE, CEO, WISE Academies
  10. Warren Carratt, CEO, Nexus MAT
  11. Dr Herminder Channa OBE, Regional Diretor, Oasis Community Learning
  12. Dr Tim Coulson, CEO, Unity Schools Partnership
  13. Dr Nicola Crossley, CEO, Liberty Academy Trust Ltd.
  14. Mary Curnock Cook CBE, Trustee, River Learning Trust
  15. Nicole Dempsey, Director of SEND and Safeguarding, Dixons Academies Trust
  16. Caroline Doherty, Head of Public Affairs, Ark Schools
  17. Rowena Hackwood, CEO, Astrea Academy Trust
  18. Paul Kennedy, CEO, The Good Shepherd Trust
  19. Simon Knight, Joint Headteacher, Frank Wise School
  20. Nimish Lad, Head of Curriculum Development, Creative Education Trust
  21. Stuart Lock, CEO, Advantage Schools
  22. Tom Martell, Director of Strategic School Improvement, Cumbria Education Trust
  23. Stuart McGhee, CEO, Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
  24. Matthew Meckin, CEO, The Rivers CofE Multi Academy Trust
  25. Rebecca Meredith, CEO, Transform Trust
  26. Siobhan Meredith, Executive Director of Education, The Ted Wragg MAT
  27. Annette Montague, chief education officer, Greenwood Academies Trust
  28. Simon Oxenham, CEO, Woodard Academies Trust
  29. Melanie Saunders, Head of School Performance, Inspiring Futures Through Learning
  30. Matt Snelson, CEO, The Sir John Brunner Foundation
  31. Dr Paul Van Walwyk, Director of Education, Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust
  32. Rama Venchard MBE, Chair of Trustees, London South East Academies Trust
  33. Emily Verow, CEO, Three Spires Trust
  34. Chris Wheatley, CEO, ҹ첥
  35. Shareen Wilkinson, Executive Director of Education, LEO Academy Trust
  36. Professor Andrew Wren, CEO, South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust
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