Carl has significant experience of Trust development and growth. Carl progressed from Middle Leadership to become the Director of Education in parallel with the growth of a Nottinghamshire Trust from a single academy to one with multiple schools spanning the full 3-18 age range.

Most recently, Carl has worked as an Education Consultant, providing School and Trust Improvement guidance alongside coaching and professional development for experienced leaders and those new to the teaching profession. Carl has worked with Teaching School Hubs and national providers to deliver National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for Executive Leadership, Headship, Leading Teaching and Leading Behaviour and Culture.

Carl has a sound knowledge of the education sector, a track record of successful leadership, and a genuine interest in self-development regarding leadership theory and practice. 

BSc (Hons) Mathematics, PGCE Secondary Maths, MEd Educational Leadership and Management, NPQH

Ian joined the Mowbray Education Trust as the Headteacher of Ab Kettleby School when the Trust was formed in 2014. In 2017 he took on the partner school at Somerby, to work as an executive head, and brought two governing bodies and staff teams together to work as primary partners.

In 2020 Ian took over the Headship at Brownlow School in Melton Mowbray developing a leadership team and then taking on the Executive leadership of the primaries in 2022.

Ian now works centrally as the Executive Leader for Primaries alongside his colleague for the secondaries, and together they run the school improvement team and quality assurance within the Trust Schools. Ian is also a qualified lead Ofsted Inspector within the East Midlands region.

Outside of school he enjoys playing the piano, reading, travelling and occasionally found in a gym!

Mike is a Chartered Accountant with a broad range of financial experience across education including Higher Education, local authority school education, and roles in both large and small Multi-Academy Trusts. Mike has previous experience as a school governor as well as holding two Trusteeships, once at Embrace Multi-Academy Trust and the other at Aspire Learning Partnership. At the latter Mike currently holds the position of Chair of Audit, Finance and Risk Committee.

He previously was in post at Soke Education Trust as CFO from August 2022 to August 2024. Mike had previously gained school finance experience in roles at Leicestershire County Council and as Finance Business Partner at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust.

Mike is also an accredited School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) where he has worked with Trusts on their financial planning and governance and also taken on the role of mentor if the CFO mentoring programme.

Prior to that, Mike worked at Loughborough University, which he joined in October 2013 as a Pensions Assistant. Mike worked his way through a number of roles, including management accounting, research finance bid preparation and latterly research post-award administration.

Mike is a keen cricketer and Leicester Tigers fan.

Anna moved to Mowbray Education Trust as Maths Lead across the primary and secondary schools over five years ago and secured SLE status and became a PD Lead with the NCETM.  Her role has evolved in response to Trust priorities and now, as Executive Lead for People and Development, she oversees the professional development offer across the Trust from ITT and ECTs through to leadership and leads on recruitment and retention.  Anna has recently completed an MEd in School Based Leadership and Management and a Senior Leader Level 7 Apprenticeship.

Anna is also a Visiting Fellow for Ambition Institute, facilitating on the NPQSL and ECF and is Chair of Governors for two local primary schools. 

accountabilities for the Trust and its schools. Susan also sits on the Nottinghamshire County Council Education Trust Board, is a chair of governors at a Nottinghamshire Primary School and chair of the Executive Board of the Nottinghamshire Association of Governors.