Greenwood Academies Trust

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Greenwood Academies Trust runs 31 state-funded academy schools, as of 2016, in England. The schools are mainly based in the East Midlands area. The schools' sponsor is Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust.

In 2016 it was described as one of 11 ‘system leader’ academy chains in England.[1]


People

Leadership

As of 2016:

Directors/Trustees

Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust

  • David Shelton - Chair (and Member); worked for Boots as staff magazine editor
  • Kate Ransom - Vice Chair (and Member); former teacher
  • Trevor Frost - Vice Chair (and Member)
  • John Dunstan (and Member)
  • Ann Belton
  • Sheila Passmore

Greenwood Academies Trust David Shelton - Chair (and Member); as above Trevor Frost - Vice Chair (and Member); as above John Dunstan (and Member); as above

  • Andrew Walker (and Member) – works for Experian
  • Tim Render; director of 'PFI School Construction & related operating companies'[2]
  • Edwina Grant; described as an 'independent consultant in children’s services and undertakes a range of contracts with public and private sector organisations'. Grant is an adviser for the Department for Education Children’s Social Care Innovation Grant project, contracted through the Innovation Unit.

Linked organisations

Contact

References

  1. [http://schoolsweek.co.uk/11-academy-trusts-now-have-more-than-30-schools-and-are-labelled-system-leaders/ 11 academy trusts now have more than 30 schools and are labelled ‘system leaders’], Schools Week, 30 November 2016
  2. Declaration of Interests, Grenwood Dale website, date unknown