Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the body that oversees the running of Wade Deacon Trust, they meet at least once each term and are supported by a committee structure and a central operations team to fulfil their role. The trustees are responsible for the same three core governance functions performed by the governing body in a maintained school across all schools within the Trust: setting the direction, holding the principal/headteacher to account and ensuring financial probity. As charity trustees, they must also ensure that they are complying with charity law requirements.
Paul Fowler (Chair)
Paul has enjoyed a varied Career. Initially serving an engineering apprenticeship in the local car factory, then joining the Royal Marines and finally qualifying as a Solicitor in 1999. During his 20 years of legal practice he has taken a keen...
Colin McLeod (Vice Chair)
Colin has thirty-nine years teaching experience in the secondary sector and recently retired from his role as Vice-Principal in an Academy. As well as gaining the National Professional Qualification for Headship he has delivered middle and senior...
Derek Darlington
Derek has forty two years teaching experience in the secondary sector and has had involvement at senior leadership level. Recently retired he supports a local nursery as treasurer. He was also a Governor for seventeen years in two different...
Ian Hann
Ian has had an extensive professional career at Board level in both the public and private sectors. The business and analytical skills he has gained in his working life are being fully utilised in order to plan and deliver continued improvements...
John Price
John is a Chartered Wealth Manager and the founding director of Modus Wealth Management, based in Liverpool. Prior to establishing Modus in 2017, John was an Executive Director at Coutts where he led the wealth management business in the North-West....
Karen Highcock
Karen has worked in Primary Education for nearly 30 years across Knowsley, Warrington and latterly Halton. She has taught across all Key Stages, including Early Years, and has also led a number of schools through successful Ofsted Inspections both...
