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Trustees

The role of our Trustees

Our trust board is the strategic decision-making body of our trust and is accountable and responsible for all the academies in the trust equally. 

Trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the administration of the trust and although the board delegates some of its responsibilities to a committee or an individual staff member, as set out in our Scheme of Delegation, accountability is not and cannot be delegated.

The trust board has three core functions: 

  1. Ensuring clarity of the vision, ethos and strategic direction. 
  2. Holding the Executive Leaders to account for the educational performance of the schools and their pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff. 
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the schools and making sure that their money is well spent

Trustees are both the charity trustees and company directors of our trust and have statutory duties to exercise care, skill and diligence and avoid conflicts of interest. 

All trustees are aware of and accept ‘The Seven Principles of Public Life’, set out by Lord Nolan and endeavour to make decisions in the best interest of our pupils by welcoming a diverse range of viewpoints when debating decisions and remaining connected with and engaging with our communities and stakeholders. 

 

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

  • Dominic Wall
    Member Appointed Trustee (Chair Designate)

    Dominic Wall

    Start date: 31/01/2025

    Term of office: 31/01/2025 - 30/01/2029

  • 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

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

    Mike is a former longstanding governor of OSFC. He has expertise in a range of fields of law and extensive knowledge of Oldham.

    Start Date: 16/05/2023

    Term of Office 16/05/2023 - 15/05/2027

  • Gareth Cornell
    Co-opted Trustee

    Gareth Cornell

    Gareth works in a regional senior management role for NHS England with over 15 years of experience in the NHS as a physiotherapist. Gareth brings expertise in strategy & planning, improvement science, risk management and public sector leadership. Gareth is passionate about widening participation and opportunity as well as health inequalities and the wider determinants of health, recognising the important interdependency between education and health

    Start date; 1/9/24
    Term of office: 1/9/24 - 31/8/28

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


  • Jennifer Lieveld
    Member appointed trustee

    Jennifer Lieveld

    Jennifer is a qualified Chartered Global Management Accountant who currently works in a Liquidity Regulatory Reporting role within the banking industry with previous experience at a global FinTech company. She currently serves at her local church as a co-opted executive member, where her experiences are highly valued. Jennifer seeks to make positive contributions to the board to improve the education for all children at PLT.

    Start date: 02/02/2024

    Term of Office: 02/02/24 - 01/02/28

  • Saqab Rasul
    Member Appointed Trustee

    Saqab Rasul

    Saq Rasul is currently Head of Knowledge Exchange and Innovation at the University of Sheffield and has over 20 years of experience within the Higher Education sector, predominantly in the area of business development and knowledge exchange.

    Having been a pupil of Alexandra Park he's keen on giving his experience to ensure the Trust continues to deliver for it's communities and using his skills to ensure their strategy is successfully delivered.

    Start date: 07/02/24

    Term of Office: 07/02/24 - 06/02/28

  • Nigel Fowler
    Co-opted Trustee

    Nigel Fowler

    Nigel is a recently retired Executive Principal of two academies in Oldham, a Secondary and Primary both in areas of social deprivation. Having been a school leader across the North of England for over 20 years he has specialised in school improvement lifting a number of schools out of special measures and working to academise failing schools. He was also a Parent Governor when his sons were at school.

    Nigel has joined the Board with a wealth of experience and hopes to use this to improve the education of pupils in the Trust.

    Start date: 18/9/24
    Term of office: 18/9/24 - 17/9/28

  • Tim Monaghan
    Co-opted Trustee

    Tim Monaghan

    Tim recently retired after 11 years as European regional president for US based semiconductor manufacturer Diodes Incorporated. His background is in engineering but more recently he brings expertise in leadership, strategy deployment, finance and governance.

    Start date: 6/1/25

    Term of office: 6/1/25 - 5/1/29

 

 

 

 

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