Take a look through our brilliant team with the tabs below
Executive Officers

Mr Mike Shorten
MA (Ed) NLE - Chief Executive Officer

Stuart McGhee
Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Nick Conway
Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Trish Abbott
Chief Operating Officer

David Leane
Chief Financial Officer

Julian Kenshole
Director of Governance

Rebecca Thompson
Director of HR

Matthew Smith
Director of IT Systems and Services
Trust Managers![]() Cordelia JuddFacilities Manager
![]() Geoff ScottData Manager
![]() Jordan BrownGovernance Manager
![]() Kirstie SmithHR Manager
![]() Richard SmithFinance Manager
![]() Saralouise BriggsHR and Payroll Manager
![]() Scott RobsonHealth and Safety Manager
![]() Stephen FletcherIT Manager
![]() Ryan LeeProcurement Manager
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Head Teachers

Mel Kane
Head Teacher, Carmel College

Sara Crawshaw
Head Teacher at English Martyrs Catholic School & Sixth Form College

Mo Wilkinson
Head Teacher at Our Lady & St Bede Catholic Academy

Lisa Byron
Head Teacher, St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College

Clare Humble
Head Teacher, St Michael's Catholic Academy

Jenna Ellison
Head Teacher, Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School & St Chad's Catholic Primary School

Jane Weatherall
Head Teacher at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Darlington

Lucy Flaherty
Head Teacher, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy

Ruth Veitch
Head Teacher, Our Lady & St Thomas Catholic Primary School

Amanda Palmer
Head of School, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Katie Whitehead
Head Teacher, St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Darlington

Bernadette Rizzi-Allan
Head of School, St Bede’s Catholic Academy, Stockton

Pete Norman
Head Teacher at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Darlington

Jane Dolphin
Head Teacher, St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Lisa Thompson
Head Teacher, St Charles' Catholic Primary School

Michelle McElhone
Head Teacher, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook

Joanne Wilson
Head Teacher, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Sian Parnell
Head Teacher, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton

Marie Best
Head Teacher at St Gregory’s Catholic Academy, Stockton

Amanda Howell
Head Teacher, St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

John Hardy
Head Teacher, St John Vianney Catholic Primary School

Ruth Whyte
Head Teacher at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Billingham

Madeleine Brown
Head Teacher, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

Debra Hargreaves
Head Teacher, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Kirsty Evans
Head Teacher, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

Angela Birrell
Head Teacher at St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Norton

Lesley Box
Head Teacher, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

Emily Millward
Head Teacher, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

Steve Williams
Head Teacher, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton

Sheena Sinclair
Head Teacher at St Paul's Catholic Academy, Billingham

Paula Strachan
Head Teacher at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Darlington

Jo Bruton
Head Teacher, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Joanne Sands
Head Teacher, St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

Michael Tiplady
Head Teacher of St William's Catholic Academy, Trimdon
School Improvement Team

Anne Baird
Director of Science

Donna Hubbard-Young
Director of Opportunities and Secondary Standards

Elaine Dodsworth
Primary School Improvement Officer

Gill Dowson
Primary School Improvement Officer

Ian Knox
Primary School Improvement Lead

Hellen Mulholland
Primary School Improvement Lead

Martin Featherstone
Director of School Improvement

Mary Tate
Primary School Improvement Officer

Rose Marie Rochester
Director of Maths

Sarah Marshall
Director of MFL

Vicky Cook
Director of Maths