Our Trust
The Trust's Central Office Team
Simon Jones
CEO
Simon Jones joined Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust as CEO in February 2020. Simon has a wide range of experience, having worked in and with several Multi-Academy Trusts in the Midlands.
As CEO, Simon is the overall lead for all Academies within our Trust and will work closely with the DfE, The Regional Schools Commissioner, the Heads of Academy and the Directors to ensure the Trust vision is realised.
Martyn Jobling
Director of Education
Martyn joined the Trust in April 2021 and is an experienced and successful headteacher who has spent most of his career in the East Midlands; he is now using that expertise to ensure that all FMAT academies and their students achieve their full potential.
As Director of Education, Martyn works across all sites within the Trust. He is responsible for evaluating the quality of provision and standards in each Academy.
John Fitzgerald
Chief Operating Officer
With a financial background, John was initially employed as a member of the Fairfax Finance Department. Upon conversion to a MAT in 2014, John became Director of Finance and in more recent years he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO).
As COO, John works closely with other members of the FMAT Executive Team to map out the strategic direction of the Trust; he then works across all sites within the Trust to ensure that the strategic vision is implemented. He is responsible for line managing several business functions including HR, Payroll, Estates, IT, Finance and Design.
Karen Cornell
Trust Pastoral Lead
As Trust Pastoral Lead, Karen is committed to the Trust vision to enrich lives and transform futures so that all children are able to be the best they can be. Karen has dedicated the majority of her career to developing expertise in the key areas of safeguarding, behaviour and attitudes and all areas of pastoral care and she will utilise these skills to support and guide the schools within the trust so that they are able to safeguard and provide the best possible pastoral provision for our students.
Simone Gannon
Executive Assistant
As Executive Assistant, Simone is responsible for providing support to the CEO and acting as a communication link between the Central Office Team and all internal and external stakeholders.
Simone also plays a key role in the coordination and management of the Trust Governance, Trust Policies and Website maintenance.
Rachel Sullivan
Administrator to the Executive Team
Rachel joined the Trust in March 2021. Her role involves providing general administrative support to the Executive Team, primarily supporting the Director of Education and Trust Pastoral Lead. Working closely with Simone Gannon, Rachel’s role includes diary management, preparation of documents and actions for relevant Trust meetings.
Robert Fitzgerald
Information and Systems Manager
Rob is the Information and Systems Manager & Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the Trust. His role involves providing business intelligence and educational information to a wide range of audiences, including the Board of Directors. He is also responsible for overseeing the data protection responsibilities of the Trust.
Keeley Clarke
Graphic Designer
As Graphic Designer, Keeley is responsible for the production of high quality, creative graphic art work/web content material for use throughout all of the Academies. Her artwork ensures that the Trust’s ethos and vision is conveyed whilst continually maintaining and raising the profile of the Trust.
Brian Fox
Trust Health & Safety Manager
Prior to joining the Central Office Team, Brian was Premises Manager at Fairfax.
In his role as Trust Estates and Facilities Manager, Brian will manage all aspects of the day to day management of health and safety matters across the Trust.
Debbie Tremble
Trust English and Literacy Lead
As English and Literacy Trust Lead, Debbie is committed to supporting the Trust through working alongside the English departments in all of our schools. Through leaning on Literacy, it is Debbie’s aim to improve the literacy skills of all of our students so that they can access the whole curriculum and improve their life chances.
Having been an English teacher for twenty years, a Head of English in two schools and an Assistant Head Teacher for eight years, Debbie offers as much experience as she does passion for the subject.
Simon Lynch
Trust SEND Lead
Simon joined Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust in April 2019 when he was appointed as SENDCo and a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Smith’s Wood Academy. His career before this as an expert teacher, school leader, national trainer and local authority advisor has been dedicated to enriching children’s lives and transforming their futures. He became the SEND Trust Lead in September 2021. In this role he is responsible for providing advice, support, and challenge to school leaders in relation to special educational needs and disabilities. With wide ranging experience of improving outcomes for children, he is committed to inclusive education and the principle that no child should be left behind.
Oliver Marsh
Trust Estates Lead
Previously Site Lead at Fairfax Academy, Oli joined the FMAT Central Team as Trust Estates Lead in January in 2022.
Working with Site Teams and Principals at each Academy, Oli is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Core Offer, Asset Management Plan, and improvement of each Academy site, so as to maintain high standards across all sites for students, staff, and visitors; ultimately giving FMAT students the best possible learning environment.
Wendy Toon
HR Manager
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Gemma Wyle
Finance Business Partner
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Safina Mahmood
Trust Accountant
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