Trustees

• Andrew Kilburn
  Chair of Trustees
  Andrew Kilburn

  Andrew is a former Chief Executive of Oldham Council and former Chair of Governors at Oldham Sixth Form College. He has a wealth of experience in the areas of leadership, resources and finance.
  Start Date: 01/09/2017 | Term of Office: 31/08/2021

• Cllr Ateeque Ur-Rehman
  Vice Chair of Trustees
  Cllr Ateeque Ur-Rehman

  Ateeque is an elected member of Oldham Council and local businessman. He has been Chair of Governors at The Hathershaw College for the last seven years.
  Start Date: 01/09/2017 | Term of Office: 31/08/2021

• Jayne Clarke
  Accounting Officer | Executive Principal
  Jayne Clarke

  Jayne has been Principal at the highly successful Oldham Sixth Form College since 2010, and Executive Principal for the Trust since 2017. She is an active member of the Sixth Form College Association Council and Chair of the Funding Committee. Jayne is a National Leader of Education, a member of the Oldham Opportunity Area Partnership Board and continues to support other secondary schools that are not members of The Pinnacle Learning Trust through membership of a number of Governing Bodies.
  Start Date: 01/09/2017 | Term of Office: 31/08/2021

• Irene Howard
  Co-opted Trustee
  Irene Howard

  Irene is an experienced Primary Headteacher and has worked extensively as a School Improvement Advisor and Independent Consultant in Primary education. Irene joined the Board of Governors in 2007, initially as a Parent Governor, a position she held for 2 years while her daughter and son attended the college. Irene was invited to join OSFC Board of Governors as an Independent Governor in November 2007, and was elected Chair of the Quality Committee and Vice Chair of Governors. Further to the creation of the Pinnacle Learning Trust in 2018, Irene is Vice Chair of Governors of OSFC LGB, a Trustee of the PLT and a governor at two primary schools, including Werneth.
  Start Date: 23/10/2018 | Term of Office: 22/10/2022

• Dave McEntee
  Member Appointed
  Dave McEntee

  Dave was Principal at The Hathershaw College from 2014-2019. He oversaw the College's journey from an Ofsted Requires Improvement judgement in February 2014 to Good in April 2016. GCSE Progress 8 outcomes in 2018 (+0.46), placed Hathershaw results in the top 18% of all schools nationally. Prior to his retirement in 2019, Dave was also a Local Leader of Education.
  Start Date: 01/09/2017 | Term of Office: 31/08/2021

• Rebekah Sutcliffe
  Member Appointed
  Rebekah Sutcliffe

  Rebekah is a Strategic Director of Communities and Reform at Oldham Council. Her areas of responsibility include Public Health, Sport, Leisure, Culture, Thriving Communities, Transformation and Public Service Reform. In this and other roles she has been committed to working closely with communities, encouraging effective partnerships across public services and enabling investment in early intervention and prevention. A highlight has been the development, in partnership with others, of an innovative approach to social prescribing across Oldham. Prior to joining Oldham Council, Rebekah was an Assistant Chief Constable in Greater Manchester Police and led the force's response to Counter Terrorism and Serious and Organised Crime.  

  Start Date: 06/09/2021 | Term of Office: 05/09/2025

• John Porter
  Member Appointed
  John Porter

  John is a partner in a local firm of solicitors and heads the firm's Commercial Department, specialising in Employment Law and Business matters. He is also the current Chair of Governors at Oldham Sixth Form College.
  Start Date: 01/09/2017 | Term of Office: 31/08/2021

• Chris Wilson
  Co-opted Trustee
  Chris Wilson

  Chris recently retired from a successful career at The Co-operative Bank where he took ultimate responsibility for the Specialist Sectors business, including Local Authorities, Charities, Real Estate, Co-op Retail Societies and Treasury. Living in the Borough from the age of 10, Chris has also been a Governor of North Chadderton School, Chair of the Local Advisory Board of the Career Academy and Chair of the Partnership Board of the University Centre Oldham.
  Start Date: 01/09/2017 | Term of Office: 31/08/2021

• Professor Christine Horrocks
  Member Appointed
  Professor Christine Horrocks

  Christine is currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Business and Law at Manchester Metropolitan University. As a Professor of Applied Psychology, Christine has also led Manchester Metropolitan's Cheshire campus and Department of Psychology. Prior to this, Christine was Head of Psychology at the University of Bradford and Director of the Centre for Applied Psychology at the University of Huddersfield.