PLT Trustees 1 (ID 1255)

• Andrew Kilburn
  Chair of Trustees
  Andrew Kilburn

  Member appointed Trustee

  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: 30/06/2017

  Term of Office: 01.09.21 - 31.08.23

  Should you need to contact the Chair of Trustees, please contact our Lead Governance Professional on 0161 287 8000 xtn 2519 or alternatively you are able to email for the Chair of Trustees' attention: danielle.hunt@pinnaclelt.ac.uk

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

  Member appointed Trustee

  Ateeque is a former elected member of Oldham Council and local businessman. He is currently Vice Chair of Trustees and has been Chair of Governors at The Hathershaw College since 2014.
  

  Start date: 01/09/2017

  Term of Office: 01.09.21 - 31.08.25

• Jayne Clarke
  Accounting Officer | Executive Principal
  Jayne Clarke

  Member appointed Trustee

  Jayne has been Executive Principal of the Trust since 2017 and prior to this, Principal at the highly successful Oldham Sixth Form College, since 2010. 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 and was a member of the Oldham Opportunity Area Partnership Board. She 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: 01.09.21 - 31.08.23

PLT Trustees 2 (ID 1256)

• 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 at OSFC in 2005, 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 2017, Irene was Vice-Chair of Governors, then Chair of Governors at OSFC, a Trustee of the PLT and a Governor at two primary schools, including Werneth. Since October 2021, Irene has been the Chair of Governors at Werneth Primary School.

  Start date: 23/10/2018

  Term of Office: 01.09.22 - 31.08.26

  
  

• 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: 01.09.21 - 31.08.25

• Mike Pitt
  Co-opted Trustee
  Mike Pitt

  Start Date: 16th May 2023 Term of Office 16 May 2023-15 May 2027

PLT Trustees 3 (ID 1257)

• Rebekah Sutcliffe
  Member Appointed Trustee
  Rebekah Sutcliffe

  I am currently a Trustee for the Pinnacle Learning Trust having first of all been a Parent Governor at Oldham Sixth Form College. My experience as both a parent and as Trustee is that the leadership and teaching staff care deeply about achieving positive outcomes for and looking after the well- being of students. I see an adaptable and ambitious approach that is aimed at every individual achieving their full potential. This is supported by a strategy that is rigorous and results focused with a considered use of Trust resources.

  Start date: 06/09/2021

  Term of Office: 06.09.21 - 05.09.25