Mrs Sue Collings, CEO
Sue is the Trust’s CEO, having started in April 2023. Sue has worked in education for over 30 years and has been a secondary Headteacher for 14 years and a CEO for over 6 years. She has a master’s degree in leadership and management and is a qualified leadership coach. She has led extensive personnel, technological and physical change in schools which has created innovative learning environments. Sue is an elected ASCL Council representative where she is a member of the Leadership and Governance group, and she is also a member of the DfE Trust Leaders group where policy and practice are designed. Sue has been a Governor to a Virtual School, a Principal Examiner for OCR and a national trainer in education. Sue remains passionate about raising achievement for all students and has achieved this continuously throughout her career against a backdrop of challenging budgets.
Mr Norman Allan, Finance Director
Norman Allan joined the trust as Interim Finance Director in January 2022 and transferred to a permanent position in September 2022. Norman is a qualified Management Accountant with over 35 years’ experience as a director, predominantly in Finance for publicly quoted companies or venture capital backed private companies. His strengths lie in being able to bring experience gained in a range of sectors including, leisure, distribution, manufacturing, technology and education to benefit the Trust as it grows.
