Kate Townshend Kate originally joined the Alpha Academies Trust over 10 years ago as a Trustee and completed her term of office as Chair at the end of August 2024, before joining the Board of The Excel Academy on 1 September 2024 and becoming Chair on 1 September 2025. She is also a Governor and…
Michael Finney Start of Service – Michael is a retired design engineer and has served on the Board of Governors since his sons were pupils at Eaton Park Primary School. He has continued on the Board of Governors to the present time, helping to support all of the staff to give the best possible start…
Stephen Bradbury Start of Service – 01 September 2020 Steve started working at Abbey Hill Special School in 1983 where he progress through to the Senior Leadership team until he retired in 2010 very proud of the fact that the three Ofsted inspections at the school, all resulted in “outstanding”. As Head of the upper…
David Walley Start of Service – 01 January 2015 David is the Chair of the local governing body at the Sneyd Academy. He worked for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Education Authorities as a primary school teacher, adviser and head teacher for 33 years and has been a school governor for 45 years. David joined the governing…
Charlotte Bennett Charlotte is currently the Centre Principal at Macclesfield College, having previously held the position of Director of Quality and Higher Education at Stoke on Trent College, where she was dedicated to improving educational standards for over 15 years. Born and raised in Stoke on Trent, she has a deep-rooted connection to our community…
Kate Townsend Kate originally joined the Alpha Academies Trust over 10 years ago as a Trustee and completed her term of office as Chair at the end of August 2024, before joining the Board of Holden Lane Academy on 1 September 2024. She is also a Governor and Chair of the Excel Academy local governing…