Meet the team

Bill is an occupational physician who has developed occupational health practices for organisations in about 50 countries.  He started his medical career as a hospital physician in general medicine including paediatrics, and spent a year as a GP. He has been a senior manager in Mars and a global health, safety and environment director in United Biscuits and Vodafone.  He has run his own company since 2006 assessing workplaces and local healthcare facilities and expertise, and developing health strategies for blue chip companies internationally.  He is author of a book for managers on Positive Attendance Management.  His professional interests are in assessment, prevention, and management of risk. Bill is married with 3 grown up children and 4 grandchildren.

Mike’s background is primarily in the financial services sector. He is currently a company Director and is responsible for all aspects of the business.

He has previously worked voluntarily in the educational sector in a school in a deprived area of Nottingham, where, working closely with the Deputy Head, he helped to develop a careers development programme, working closely with local businesses and educational establishments. He also helped develop and expand a work experience programme, giving pupils the chance to see the world of work and the opportunities available to them.

He passionately believes in equality and fairness for all, no matter their background, and that children should be allowed to see the opportunities available.

With an eye to the future regarding moving away from full-time employment, Mike is keen and happy to give his time in other directions.

Besides his work with the Raleigh Education Trust, he is also involved with two other charities. One is a charity offering help to people going through the court process who choose not to pay for legal representation to represent themselves. The other is for a charity for blind and partially sighted people.

Mike has been in Nottingham all his adult life. He is married and has two grown-up children.

Paul qualified as an accountant in the mid-eighties and took an MBA in the mid-nineties. He spent most of his working life as a senior finance officer, and later on as a managing director in SME companies. In 2021 he became chair of governors at Denewood and Unity Academies within the Trust. He retired in 2022 and subsequently became Treasurer at Radcliffe on Trent Golf Club, a position he holds today. He has recently left his position at Denewood Academy and is now a Trustee. He has two grown up children and a young grandson.

Sean is an unapologetic advocate of children, particularly those with complex needs and vulnerabilities. 

He is a highly qualified and experienced leader in education and has demonstrated a commitment to lifelong learning achieving a Master’s Degree in Social and Emotional Behaviour and, most recently, the National Professional Qualification in Executive Leadership. This commitment has supported a highly successful school leadership career beginning as a SENCO, moving through assistant and deputy roles before accepting his first secondary Headship. Sean progressed to MAT school-to-school support roles in several Trusts, including Trust lead for SEND, Director of Education and a secondment to the Centre for British Teachers supporting a school in challenging circumstances.

Sean has successfully secured outstanding Ofsted judgements and led a school through more challenging outcomes. He considers that he has learnt a great deal about leadership and a polarised approach to school improvement through periods of challenge. He believes successes can lead to an incredible feeling of accomplishment, but they are no accident. They are the outcome of hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, a love of what one is doing.

During his time with the Trust, Sean has supported school leaders through four inspections, securing three good outcomes, moving one from a category straight to a good judgment, and no schools downgrading.

Currently, Sean represents the Trust locally as a Board Member of the DfE Nottingham Priority Area Local Partnership Advisory Board, University of Nottingham – School and Colleges Advisory Board and Nottingham City Council (NCC) Education Improvement Board. He is also an active member of Nottingham Citizens, a regional Specialist MAT CEO network and the national SEND and AP CEO Network.

Previously, he has represented education locally as a member of the NCC Safeguarding Board, the Children and Young People Partnership Board (vice-chair), and the City Headteacher Board. In addition, Sean has supported Teach First and the University of Nottingham ITT programmes. National system engagements have included acting as a DfE-appointed reference point for military ethos programmes, advisory board member for the Rowntree Foundation and Prince’s Trust External Reference Committee. Sean also represented the sector at Buckingham Palace, following an invitation to join a national Educational Forum.

Sally joined the Trust in 2021 following a hugely successful career as Chief Finance Officer of an Outstanding Single Academy Trust within the East Midlands and Humberside region. This experience, coupled with her current status as an accredited ESFA School Resource Management Associate (SRMA), has strengthened the Trust central executive team.

She brings expansive knowledge and experience to the Trust in all aspects of business support services, including governance, procurement, health & safety, human resources, finance and compliance from primary and secondary settings and academy trusts, bringing over two decades of School Business Leadership experience to the role.

Working tirelessly as a transparent and ethical leader, she has quickly established herself by developing purposeful relationships and processes across Raleigh Education Trust and strengthened external strategic partnerships.

Sally is a member of the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) and the National Network of Special Schools for School Business Professionals and accredited as an ESFA School Resource Management Associate. She actively supports the Association of BAME Business Leaders in Education group, WomenEd and the National College of Education. Sally has achieved a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management and a Level 6 School Business Management qualification.

She has a passion for ensuring MATs are well run through the proper use of public money and compliance with the regulatory frameworks. She strongly advocates that robust regulatory compliance is the bedrock of school support to deliver the best possible outcomes for our children young people.