Sidney Stringer MAT Board of Trustees and Members

Claire Turpin (CEO/Headteacher/Director – Sidney Stringer MAT Trust Board)

Claire has been a teacher for 24 years and has taught in different secondary schools in Birmingham and Coventry. She has…read more

Julie Sullivan (Member, Chair/Director Sidney Stringer MAT Trust Board )

I have been a school governor for many years, at both secondary and primary schools in the city...read more

Jonathan Randell (Director Sidney Stringer MAT Trust Board, Vice Chair Ernesford Grange)

My wife is from Coventry and we moved to the Midlands 17 years ago.  I have held multiple…read more

John Brodie (Vice-Chair /Director Sidney Stringer MAT Board, Chair of Governors – Sidney Stringer Academy)

I am a retired secondary Head teacher and have lead two secondary schools in Warwickshire and Staffordshire…read more

Rakesh Sharma (Director, Chair of Governors Woodfield School)

Rakesh read Physics at The University of Nottingham and, upon graduating, joined Marconi where he obtained a patent for his work on military radios….read more

Kiran Vithal (Director and Chair of Finance, Audit and Risk Committee)

Kiran works for the Department for Education as Education ICT Adviser delivering and supporting the Department’s EdTech strategy. Prior to this…read more

Paul Jennings (Director, Governor Woodfield School)

My name is Paul Jennings. I am a Cov Kid and I went to school at Keresley Grange and Coundon Court in Coventry and have lived and worked in the city nearly all my life….read more

Nick Adcock (Director and Chair of Riverbank Academy)(Safeguarding Director)

Nick joined the Trust in December 2021. He has held executive and board positions in a number of industrial sectors across the globe. He now…read more

Claire Finkel (Director Sidney Stringer MAT Trust Board and Chair of Sidney Stringer Primary/Radford Primary LGB)

I am a qualified teacher with 20 years of teaching experience in a range of schools….read more

Katherine Lyons – McHugh (Director and Sidney Stringer Academy Governor)(Health and Safety Director)

I have worked in Higher Education for the past 15 years and prior to that worked in marketing, project, and event management. I am currently the Director of Operations at Coventry University… Read More

Roger Weyman  (Director and Sidney Stringer Academy Governor)

Sidney Stringer Independent Members 

Jane Flynn 

I have worked in education since 1981. In December 2019, I retired from my post as Senior Vice Principal at Sidney Stringer Academy, having worked there in… read more

Simon Tomes, BSc CEng FICE MAPM CMIHT

I am currently a Director at Ove Arup & Partners Ltd who are a large independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects and consultants… read more

Jos Parry

After studying as an undergraduate and post graduate at Coventry University I spent
the first 10 years of my working life as a research biochemist at Warwick… Read More

Ian Dunn

Ian’s success in the 2016 Guardian Higher Education Awards ‘Inspiring Leader’ category sums up the way he works with colleagues, students and the local community alike…read more