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Daniel Copley - CSEL/CEO, NLE
ceo@emmauscat.com
Daniel graduated from Leeds Trinity University College (University of Leeds) in 2002. he has served a number of school communities across Yorkshire over the past twenty years, as an NQT, teacher, Deputy Headteacher, Headteacher, Executive Headteacher, CSPTSA Teaching School Strategic Lead and Director of Standards. Daniel was designated as a National Leader of Education in 2016/17, a role he has continued with to date.
In July 2019 Daniel received the prestigious honour of being made a Fellow in the Chartered College of Teaching. The Fellowship award recognised his career and leading work in wider school partnerships. Daniel was appointed to the DfE Opportunity Area Partnership Board in 2018 and is proud and passionate about this role in helping improve social mobility and developing a legacy for the children and young people across the City of Bradford for years to come.
In April 2021, Daniel was appointed as the CSEL/CEO for the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust and took up the role full time in September 2021.
Helena Kelly - COO
helena.kelly@emmauscat.com
Helena graduated from GMIT (Galway Mayo Institute of Technology) with a Bachelor of Business in Hotel and Catering Management in 2009. Helena pursued her career in the Hospitality Industry gaining a broad range of experience in areas of reservations, front of house and sales and marketing.
Helena moved to the catholic education sector in 2014 working in areas of Finance, Admissions, HR, PA, Health and Safety and Compliancy before gaining her senior leadership role at St Matthew’s as Operations Business Manager.
Helena join the Emmaus CAT in January 2022 as Interim Chief Operating Officer.
John Donald - Primary Director of Education
john.donald@emmauscat.com
John graduated from Bretton Hall College (University of Leeds in 2001) with a BA (Hons) QTS specialising in music. John has taught in a number of Catholic primary schools across the north west of England. John has been the deputy headteacher of two Catholic primary schools and the head teacher of a large primary and nursery school. John has completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) programme.
During his time as a headteacher in the Diocese of Shrewsbury, John trained and served as a S48 inspector of religious education. As well as this, he acted as the secretary of the Catholic Headteacher's Association.
For the last five years, John has served as one of Her Majesty's Inspectors (HMI) with Ofsted.
Dominique Gobbi - Secondary Director of Education
dominique.gobbi@emmauscat.com
Dominique has worked as a senior leader across schools in Greater Manchester since 2009. As Associate Headteacher at BTHCC (then an Outstanding Teaching School) she lead the school to school support work for over 100 schools across their network. As Executive Headteacher for the David Ross Education Trust, she led two secondaries and one primary school, all of whom had improved progress and Ofsted inspections during her tenure.
As Regional Lead for Teaching at Oasis MAT, Dominique supported all five North West academies out of measures. Following her time as Principal of Oasis Oldham, she worked for PiXL as Head of 11-18, developing the curriculum and leadership training offer available to over 2000 schools in the UK and internationally.
Dominique joined Emmaus CAT as Secondary Director of Education in February 2023.
Pauline Butterfield - Director of Safeguarding
pauline.butterfield@emmauscat.com
Pauline has over thirty-years of experience in social work. Pauline graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Social Work and her early career was in residential social work within a therapeutic community for sexually abused children before moving to the Salford Diocese Catholic Children’s Rescue Society. Pauline spent ten very happy years with CCRS in residential services management having responsibility for three of their children’s homes, a boys’ hostel, a home for children with disabilities and a family group home for LAC children. From there Pauline progressed to a large school in Cheshire for children with complex medical needs where she was an SLT member for five years as Head of Boarding, Welfare and Child Protection. In 2002 Pauline took up post as Head of Safeguarding for the Diocese of Shrewsbury where she remained until 2014 when she became Director of Safeguarding for the Diocese of Chester. Further postgraduate studies in Behavioural Forensic Psychology have gained Pauline accreditation as an expert court witness in risk assessment/risk analysis of sexual offenders and she has carried out independent safeguarding consultancy work in this area since 2012, undertaking extensive work with victims and survivors of abuse.
Pauline has also served as the UK Safeguarding Adviser for an international Religious Congregation for ten years and provided independent safeguarding consultancy in Catholic Dioceses both in England and Scotland for the Scottish Bishops Conference.
Pauline joined Emmaus CAT as Director of Safeguarding in February 2023 and feels blessed and thankful to be a part of the Emmaus journey.
Nicola Godwin - CFO
nicola.godwin@emmauscat.com
Nicola graduated from Lancaster University with a degree in Social Administration, the first 10 years of her career were involved with project management for the hospitality industry. Nicola took her CIMA accountancy exams in 2006 and upon qualifying, joined a management consultancy company specialising in the public sector. Nicola quickly moved to the education sector, working for Manchester City Council’s retained education department on both projects and secondment, as well as for a primary school. This led to work with an academy trust based in Leeds. In 2013 Nicola started her own company and spent the next eight years working for a selection of maintained schools, special schools and academies on specific projects, and strategic and day to day finances. Nicola’s area of expertise is accounting within the Education sector. Nicola joined the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust in January 2021.
Alison Smith - Executive Administrative Manager
alison.smith@emmauscat.com
Alison has over 20 years-experience of working with children and young people, and has been employed within the Catholic education sector since 2011. Alison joined one of the larger inner-city secondary school in the Emmaus CAT as a Business Support Officer, progressing through various roles at the school and gaining knowledge in the areas of HR, Governance, Recruitment, Cover, Supporting and Advising Senior Leadership, Admissions, Regulatory and Statutory Compliance, Events and Logistics.
Alison joined the Emmaus CAT in April 2022 as Executive Administrative Manager.
Robert Oakes - Head of Environment and Estates
robert.oakes@emmauscat.com
Robert graduated Wigan And Leigh Technical College in 2011. Robert pursued a career in the Hospitality Industry holding various positions within Engineering culminating into being promoted to Chief Engineer in 2016 where he developed his knowledge of Health and Safety and Project Management.
After a period in Asset Management during COVID, Robert returned to Hospitality in a Head Office Role for a prestigious restaurant group in Manchester.
Robert joined the Emmaus CAT in November 2022 as Head of Estates and Environment
Denise Harvey - Head of IT Strategy and Services
denise.harvey@emmauscat.com
Cathy Dell - Administrative Assistant
Catherine Anderson - Chair of Directors
catherine.anderson@emmauscat.com
Catherine graduated with a degree in Hotel and Catering Management from the University of Strathclyde. Since then she has been involved in education for over 33 years. She worked for Oldham Education Department for 10 years and then moved into Higher Education where she retired as the Director of Estates and Facilities at the University of Liverpool in 2014. She was a Foundation Governor of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, where she went to school, for 27 years and was Chair over a 10 year period until it joined the Emmaus family in 2021. She has a wealth of experience as a Non-Executive Director in both the academy sector, the private sector, and the NHS, where she was a NED of an NHS Foundation Trust hospital for 7 years until her retirement in 2022. She is also a Director and Partner in her own management consultancy business as well as a small construction firm.
She is totally committed to catholic education and its transformative power in the formation of the human person.
In her spare time she is a keen sailor, following in the footsteps of her father who was in the Royal Navy. She also loves cooking and entertaining friends and family.
Lynne Tommony - Director
Lynne has a degree in Modern Languages and an extensive background in education in both secondary and primary schools. She has worked as a consultant at local, regional and national level and has been independent since 2011.
A Foundation Governor since 2004, she was Chair at a Catholic secondary school for 7 years. She was also a Community Governor at a primary school and has served on two secondary school IEBs, both leading an academy conversion process. She was a Cohort 1 National Leader of Governance (NLG), and has NCTL accreditation, qualifying her to conduct External Reviews of Governance (ERGs). She now has a wide experience of these in all different school contexts, with a strong record of positive impact.
Within the Diocese of Salford, as well as her current role as CAT Foundation Director, she has served as Vice-Chair at a Catholic primary school, and as an IEB Member at a Catholic high school, where she has remained after academy conversion as Vice-Chair of the LGB. On occasion, she has been appointed as an Additional Governor to sit on a disciplinary panel. In addition, as well as being a Trustee of the Diocesan Schools Building Project, she is the Diocesan Leader of Governance and a regular trainer, presenting at conferences and providing tailored, sustained support and developmental training for governing boards.
She believes firmly in the value of faith education, and that school-to-school support and the sharing of good practice is the most effective way to improve pupil outcomes.
Chris Glennon - Director
Chris has been a qualified teacher for 25 years. During this time he has held the positions of Head of a large Science Department, Assistant Headteacher in charge of Sixth Form and he is currently the Senior Deputy Headteacher of the largest Catholic High School in Liverpool Archdiocese. Chris has significant experience of governance in educational institutions and he has held the position of the Vice Chair of Governors in a Catholic Secondary School in Trafford. His areas of responsibility are linked with Quality of Education, curriculum development and quality assurance within a variety of different settings. Chris is also the Chairperson of a working party of Deputy Headteachers looking into curriculum innovation. As a practising Catholic Chris absolutely committed to both developing and supporting Catholic Education.
Gerard Greenhalgh - Director
Gerard retired in 2018, after over 40 years’ business experience as an accountant with such companies as Crown Paints, Heinz Foods, Interfloor and Wyndham Vacations Rentals UK. He has nearly 30 years’ experience as a school Governor, firstly at his local Primary school where his children attended and then at All Saints Catholic High School where he was Chair of Governors for the last 7 years.
He stepped down from that role when All Saints joined the Romero Catholic Academy Trust in 2020, as he was one of the initial Directors of the Romero CAT in 2016, helping with its formation. On the Board, he was also Chair of the Finance and Audit committee.
In August 2021, the Salford Diocese asked him to move CATs to the Emmaus CAT with his financial expertise, as there was a skills shortage in that particular area on the Board.
He is an active participant in his local parish and community and is a passionate advocate of the network of Catholic schools.
Colin Mason - Director
Donna Allen - Director
LGB Chair of Governors
Mount Carmel RC Primary School - Mr Gerry Hodson
St Chad's RC Primary School - Joanne Meredith
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy - Sean Thorpe
St Antony's Roman Catholic School - Mrs Pat Brown
St Matthew's RC High School - Jane Lancaster
St Kentigern's RC Primary School - Gerry Hodson
Holy Family RC Primary School - Anne Ostmeier
