Meet the Trust Oversight Committee

Tony Lacey – CEO, Oak Trees MAT

• Qualified as a teacher in 1996
• 21 years teaching experience
• Range of school leadership roles, including PE, Maths, SEN and ICT leader roles
• 3 years experience teaching in a Special School for moderate learning difficulties
• 18 months experience as a Science Advisor for Wirral Borough Council
• Local Leader in Education
• Member of Wirral Local Authority Strategy Group
• Currently CEO of Oak Trees MAT

Mel Eastwood – Headteacher, Egremont Primary School

• Qualified as a teacher in 1997
• 23 years teaching experience
• 7 years as a headteacher prior to joining Egremont
• 3 years headteacher experience in a Jewish School
• Leadership experiences including ICT, Art and Curriculum Development
• Specific experience of School Improvement

Katie Stobbart - Governance Manager, Co-Op Academies

• Works for the Co-operative Academies Trust as a governance manager - responsible for exclusions, complaints and human resource panels across 30 schools
• An experienced governance professional, Katie previously led governance activity across a group of 9 schools and has served as a governor for over 13 years
• Katie lives in Greasby with her husband. She has 3 sons who all currently attend Wirral schools

Laura Flynn – Deputy Headteacher, Egremont Primary School

• Qualified as a teacher in 2007
• 14 years teaching experience
• 7 years as a senior leader
• Safeguarding Lead
• Teaching and Learning Consultant
• Specific experience of School Improvement 

Jenny Chapman-Brown 

Alison Green

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