Meet the Trust Board

Andrew is Chair of Audit & Risk Committee (A&R)

Andrew is a Compliance Officer in the Financial Services sector who has a great deal of experience in governance, regulation and challenging businesses and holding senior management to account. He is originally from Manchester and has a love of sport and theatre.

Andrew was appointed Trust Chair on 13 January 2025. 

Hannah is Chair of Joint Standards Committee (JSC)

Hannah is an experienced policymaker at the Department for Education where she advises on school curriculum as a member of the languages team. Hannah works with schools, universities and other organisations within the education sector to implement the government’s ambitions for languages teaching and learning in schools in England. As a former primary school teacher and languages specialist coordinator, Hannah has a Master’s in Education where she focused her studies on language learning among primary pupils. Hannah can speak French and Spanish and has decided to learn Mandarin.

As a governance professional with over 12 years of experience working in charities and membership bodies, Patricia has a wealth of experience supporting various boards, committees, and councils.  She has managed compliance with regulatory bodies such as the Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Her responsibilities have encompassed overseeing AGMs, facilitating Council elections, and conducting comprehensive trustee inductions.

I am diligent regulatory and governance professional with experience of delivering successful governance initiatives and regulatory projects across many public sector organisations including the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). More recently I have worked as a school governor as I seek to use my skills in risk management, governance and finance to improve outcomes for all pupils.

Peter Rhodes is our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Accounting Officer.