David is Chair of Members at Leger Education Trust and has supported the Trust for a number of years, he was originally a governor of Campsmount and has seen Campsmount’s journey from being a school, to a SAT to a MAT and beyond! He also has experience in recruitment and staff monitoring for schools and has specific skills in assessing risk and reviewing health and safety process. Additionally, is engaged in community policing with the South Yorkshire Police, being a retired Police Officer.

Jo is an employee of the DfE, previously she was CEO of partners in learning, Regional Engagement Lead at Sheffield Hallam University and a policy manager at Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. She has been a trustee for a multi academy trust in Sheffield since July 2018, and prior to this a school governor since June 2016. She has been a trustee for two different CIOs and therefore brings a range of education, policy and strategy, programme management experience.

Fiona has worked at the Department for Education since 2016, where she has led policy and delivery teams advising the Education Secretary and ministers on a variety of matters relating to the schools and the academies system, early years and further education. She brings knowledge and experience of school governance, programme and risk management and how the academy system is managed across the country.

Chris was a CIMA qualified accountant and finance and business manager for Highways England in Major Projects, North Division before he retired. He was also the Head of Financial Services for Lincoln University from 2006 to 2007, where he was responsible for all financial aspects of the university. He has held senior management roles for over 25 years. He is experienced in managing and reporting HR, leading staff and performance management, and developing the implementation of business and financial planning.

Nicola has 7 years experience of working in a medium-sized secondary school and has been an Executive Leader of a medium-sized Trust since 2014. Nicola has vast experience of Trust strategic planning, growth planning, risk management and audit, compliance, marketing, school leadership and business and operations. Nicola brings knowledge and experience to Leger Education Trust and joined as a Trustee in 2023.

Rachel brings a wealth of experience from her current role as Leadership Development Strategic Lead at Learners First School Partnership, and her previous role as Executive Principal at Maltby Learning Trust. Rachel is a self-reflective, driven and committed professional who offers alternative perspectives through challenge and support, and believes that Trustees uphold a great duty of care, prudence and compliance to ensure that the Trust delivers truly great students in truly great schools.

Marc has over 30 years’ experience in Investment & Retail Banking covering Operations & Technology with assignments in London, Europe, India, South Africa & Hong Kong. For the last 10 years. Marc has been providing his Project services under contract with a number of major financial institutions including RBS, Barclays, HSBC & more recently Bank of New York Mellon. He has extensive people management skills & a proven track record in building cohesive, motivated teams.

Tony is the joint managing director of Optima International limited and he takes overall responsibility in technical sales. Highly qualified as a managing director, he has significant experience in the private sector and specific skills in finance, health and safety, sales and HR. He also has 15 years’ experience of being an Infant School governor of which the last 8 years as Chair.

Alison Dwight brings a wealth of experience. She has 30 years admin experience in various organisations from both the public and private sectors. Alison previously worked as Attendance Manager in a Trust and, as attendance is a key focus across all schools in Doncaster, will be able to challenge and support in this area. Alison is currently working as a casework for the Shadow Home Secretary and dealing with local constituents who need help with a range of issues from Local Council/Health Service /National Policy issues that require Ministerial input.

Bev is a passionate advocate of children and young people with understanding of the education system. In her role as Skills Development Manager at the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Bev brings 25 years experience in the education and skills sector to improve education and employment in Doncaster and South Yorkshire, and is well placed to offer support and challenge to ensure the Trust offers the best educational experience to students.

Richard is currently the Head of Sustainability at the City of Doncaster Council and joins Leger Education Trust as a Trustee after collaborating with the Trust on their sustainability and environmental goals. Richard is passionate about the climate and environment and is the strategic leader in achieving the city’s net-zero ambitions of 85% reduction in C02 by 2030, working across domestic and non-domestic retrofit, renewable energy, zero emissions transport, developing Doncaster’s green economy; and restoration and protection of the natural environment.

Bridget has been a Charity Manager at Spectrum People since February 2015. Previous roles included the Operations Manager at South Yorkshire Centre for Inclusive Living, where she led operational management of disabled user-led persons organisation, Associate Director for Business Planning and Continuity at the NHS where she created services to support vulnerable people across all ages. In each of these position she led the improvement of the organisations’ standards.

Rachael supports the Trust team and schools across our Trust. She has recently completed her apprenticeship in Business Administration with a distinction. Rachael previously worked as the Admin Assistant at Vega College and in her new role she is a Wellbeing Champion for the Trust.