--- title: "Members" url: "https://seteducation.org.uk/members" school: "Synergy Education Trust" --- # Members - Pen Portraits - Terms of Office - Attendance - Register of Business Interests ### Members ![Edwina Grant OBE](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/imagecache/150x200c/people/Synergy-team-design-Edwina_Curry.png) #### Edwina Grant OBE ##### Chair of Members Edwina Grant OBE is a children’s services consultant holding several associate posts with Newton Europe, The Chartered Institute of Public Service Accountants, Whole Education, The Family Safeguarding Unit, and the Greenwood Academy Trust. She is a qualified teacher with a master’s level qualification in education specialising in Special Educational Needs. She has been a Director of Children’s services in four local authorities. She has chaired improvement boards in the London Borough of Croydon and Manchester Council. In 2015, she was awarded the OBE for services to children’s social care. She was educated in Blackpool and is a qualified executive coach. ![Ainsley Cheetham](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/imagecache/150x200c/people/Synergy-exc-team-design-male-placeholder.png) #### Ainsley Cheetham Ainsley brings over 40 years of experience in education and training. He played a pivotal role in leading curriculum development across various institutions, supporting more than 200 schools in designing effective curricula and securing appropriate funding. With a comprehensive understanding of government and ESFA funding mechanisms, Ainsley strategically leveraged these to maximise funding opportunities and brings a wealth of experience to the members. ![Kathryn Fowler](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/imagecache/150x200c/people/Synergy-exc-team-design-female-placeholder.png) #### Kathryn Fowler Kathryn was born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and worked in Banking for 15 years before moving over to the Public Sector, where she has worked in several roles since 2001, working closely with legal professionals, local authorities and members of the public. She currently leads a team working across all parts of the country, and is lead on a specialist technical enquiry service. Kathryn has previously been a School Governor, which gave a great insight into Curriculum, and Finance and Budgets, as well as additional needs faced by pupils and how these could be met in a mainstream environment. ![Jamie Truelove](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/imagecache/150x200c/people/Synergy-exc-team-design-male-placeholder.png) #### Jamie Truelove Having graduated from Cambridge University in 2001, Jamie became a Leading Maths Teacher within the county of Cambridgeshire and was on the finance committee of his school's governing body before returning home to Blackpool. He has spent the vast majority of his career teaching in KS2, including being a member of SLT. He has a strong interest in sports, the personal development of pupils and the provision of a wide range of enrichment opportunities. He has also worked for seven years for a world class entertainments company being involved with customer service, guest relations, online ticketing, e commerce and marketing. Jamie has been Chair of Governors at Boundary school for the last two years (for over 5 years in total) and has had the pleasure of supporting the school on it's journey to outstanding in all areas. ### Terms of Office Terms of Office 2025-2026 91 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/files/documents/Members-SynergyEducationTrust.pdf) Terms of Office 2024-2025 102 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/files/documents/Constitution-Synergy_Education_Trust.pdf) ### About Us - [Welcome](https://seteducation.org.uk/welcome) - [Vision and Values](https://seteducation.org.uk/vision-and-values) - [Governance](https://seteducation.org.uk/governance) - [Scheme of Delegation](https://seteducation.org.uk/scheme-of-delegation) - [Members](https://seteducation.org.uk/members) - [Trustees](https://seteducation.org.uk/trustees) - [Local Governing Boards](https://seteducation.org.uk/local-governing-boards) - [Our People](https://seteducation.org.uk/our-people) - [News](https://seteducation.org.uk/news) - [Newsletters](https://seteducation.org.uk/newsletters) ![Synergy Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/synergy-trust-preview-2/images/logo/logo-white.png) ### Contact Us **Synergy Education Trust** c/o Stanley Primary School Wordsworth Ave, Blackpool FY3 9UT Tel: 01253 800318 ### Links - [Executive Team](https://seteducation.org.uk/executive-team) - [Policies and Documents](https://seteducation.org.uk/statutory-documents) ### Our School Family - [Boundary Primary School](https://www.boundaryschool.co.uk/) - [Educational Diversity](https://eddiversity.com/) - [Highfurlong School](https://highfurlong.org/) - [Moor Park Primary School](https://moorparkprimaryandnursery.co.uk/) - [Norbreck Primary Academy](https://www.norbreck.blackpool.sch.uk/) - [Stanley Primary School](https://www.stanleyprimaryschool.com/) - [The Maple School](https://www.themapleschool.co.uk/) Synergy Education Trust Limited is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered number 14555530. 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