Consortium Trust
Our family of schools
-
Barnby and North Cove Primary School
-
Glebeland Primary School
-
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
-
Henley Primary School
-
Kirkley Nursery
-
Mendham Primary School
-
Middleton Primary School
-
Reedham Primary School
-
Rendlesham Primary School
-
Riverwalk School
-
Southwold Primary School
-
St Edmund's Primary School
-
Warren School
-
Winterton Primary School and Nursery
-
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
Members
The Members of a Trust are in a position of oversight. Their objective is to appoint Trustees who will ensure that the Trust’s vision and ethos are upheld throughout all activities and developments. From a legal perspective, Members are signatories to the Memorandum of Association and for agreeing the Trust’s Articles of Association. The Trust can appoint a maximum of 5 Members.
The biographies of our current Members can be found below:
Bill Holledge
Bill Holledge
Bill has almost 25 years’ experience of working with schools (both primary and secondary) across a wide range of roles: teacher; headteacher; chair of governors; trustee and member of a multi-academy trust; company secretary; chief operating officer. As a headteacher, Bill brought his school out of special measures, delivered a step change in pupil outcomes and achieved an outstanding inspection judgement for leadership and management. Prior to his teaching career, Bill worked for three years within a global IT strategy consultancy and has held various roles within the Department for Education, including working as a policy fellow, with a particular focus on developing a school-led system; inspection reform and workload reduction. Bill is passionately committed to giving children the educational opportunities they deserve, and a firm believer that the key to great outcomes is great teaching.
Bill can be contacted at: b.holledge@consortiumtrust.org.uk
Clare Jones
Clare Jones
I have worked for 34 years in education including the roles of Headteacher of 4 schools and Director of Education for a Norfolk MAT. I am very recently retired but was keen to continue to support education with Consortium Trust.
Clare can be contacted at: clare.jones@consortiumtrust.org.uk
Jim McAtear
Jim McAtear
Chief Executive
Hartismere Family of Schools
Dr Jim McAtear is the Chief Executive of Hartismere Family of Schools and has served as a National Leader in Education since 2015. He has extensive experience as a former Lead Inspector with Ofsted and as a Non-Executive Director across a number of sectors.
Jim can be contacted at: j.mcatear@consortiumtrust.org.uk
Sarah Sharlott
Sarah Sharlott
Biog to follow
Sarah can be contacted at: s.sharlott@consortiumtrust.org.uk
Damian Wraight
Damian Wraight
Senior Project/Contract Manager
for United Technologies
(Otis UK division)
Following 22 years’ service as a UK Armed Forces Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineer, Damian has been the Senior Project and Contracts Manager for United Technologies (Otis UK division), for the past 25 years. In this role, Damian is responsible for profit & loss in over 11 counties throughout the East & South of the UK, including ground operations, financial control, debt recovery and personnel for there Elevator New Equipment department, with a budget of £5m.
Damian has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of construction business sector operations at a multi-million pound level. Damian was previously a school governor at Mendham Primary School and latterly at the newlgy formed Waveney Valley Partnership Federation for around 7 years. During this time he had many roles including Chair of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Quality of Teaching, and Staff Committee.
Damian can be contacted at: d.wraight@consortiumtriust.org.uk