Support Hub

Lisa Lound

Executive PA

Lisa supports the CEO and Director of Development, Operations & Governance, managing their busy diaries and has significant responsibilities in respect of co-ordination, oversight and prioritisation within the Trust on their behalf. Lisa contributes to the working practices of the Trust by identifying areas for improvement, using creativity, initiative and foresight to find resolutions.

Gayle Ellis

Trust Early Years Lead

Gayle is an Early Years specialist with over 25 years of comprehensive experience in the education sector. She has written several educational books to help parents to support their children with reading, writing and numbers.
Gayle’s career encompasses a multitude of roles, including Headteacher, Early Years Consultant, and Children’s Centre Teacher. Throughout her tenure, Gayle has demonstrated a profound commitment to fostering the development of young learners, actively promoting innovative teaching practices.
As a consultant, she has provided guidance and support to educational institutions, helping to enhance Early Years provision and ensuring that children receive the highest quality of education. Gayle is often called upon to deliver training and workshops for educators seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in early childhood development.

Katie Beeby

Deputy Trust Safeguarding Lead

Katie has worked in education for over 33 years undertaking roles within Early Years, SEND and Safeguarding. She is a Specialist Leader of Education and for the past 4 years worked within a CIT school as a Safeguarding Lead.
Katie’s role as Deputy Safeguarding Lead for the Trust involves her supporting all schools with safeguarding and working closely with our Trust Safeguarding Lead, to oversee all aspects of the Trust’s safeguarding arrangements (from monitoring safeguarding and child protection issues to managing specific cases).
Katie also supports the development of bespoke safeguarding training for all staff and the advancement of our Trust-wide safeguarding strategies.

Jane Starbuck

Strategic Lead for School Support & Growth

Jane has worked in education for many years, fulfilling roles such as Headteacher, Strategic Leader of Inclusion, and SENDCo. She previously worked for Nottinghamshire County Council as their Education Improvement Adviser with responsibility for SEND, establishing effective collaborations between schools to develop specialist and alternative provision.
Jane works with schools in a development capacity and also leads on creating a coordinated and consistent approach to growing the MAT.
Jane is also the Deputy Regional Leader for East Midlands, South Yorkshire and Humber for Whole School SEND, and a lecturer on the National SENCO Award for Nottingham Trent University.

Jacki Bartram

Head of Communications & Fundraising

Jacki is responsible for Trust-wide communications, PR, marketing and fundraising. She has been in post since the Trust’s inception in 2014. Jacki is a part of the Trust’s Onboarding Team (for schools joining) as well as the Free School Projects Team. She has supported nine schools to onboard into the Trust, as well as four Free Schools to open from fruition.
Prior to working for CIT, Jacki was a Director within the Radio industry.

Chris Lincoln

Communications & Fundraising

Chris supports the schools across the Trust with PR and Marketing opportunities. He also provides fundraising support to ensure the provision of new facilities for the pupils are brought to fruition.
Chris is also Project Lead for the SEND Workforce Development Project, commissioned by LCC, bringing together CPD resources and training opportunities for Lincolnshire professionals who work with pupils with SEND.

Andy Evans

Estates Manager

The Estates Manager’s role within the Trust is to support School Leaders and the Support Hub with all estates related work streams. Andy provides a joined up approach to site management allowing good practice to be shared, whilst maintaining a central reference point for all building or estate related queries to support all sites throughout CIT.

Darren Wilson

Procurement & Analytics Manager

With 25 years experience in the private and public sector, Darren has created a Trust-wide Procurement Strategy that encompasses the ethos and values of C.I.T. The Strategy focuses on high quality and best value for money while delivering services specifically required within individual schools. Darren provides support to schools advising on tendering requirements, suppliers and services and procurement law.

Tom Booth

ICT Strategic Lead

With a background in the information and technology industry for over 20 years, Tom went on to teach ICT to children with additional needs. He became a Deputy Head at a SEMH school and when the Trust began to grow, Tom was pivotal in the procurement and communication training across the Trust. Tom is now responsible for all ICT across the Trust.

Jennifer Goodrich

HR Manager

Jennifer started working in HR 14 years ago as a HR Administrator within a food manufacturing company. After becoming CIPD qualified she progressed to HR Generalist before moving to a global agricultural business where she worked in a fast-paced environment as an HR Officer. Jennifer supports the schools and staff within the Trust by providing advice and guidance in areas such as Absence Management, Policies, Contracts and terms of employment.

Rachel Smith

Payroll & Pensions Manager

Having previously worked within the Retail Sector running an end to end payroll department for 6 years, Rachel recently relocated to Lincolnshire and is looking forward to expanding her knowledge of payroll within education and assisting the Trust with all payroll and pension processes.