Our team

Executive team

Our executive team strategically manages and runs the trust, working alongside our specialist team at head office and our schools' senior leadership teams. Staff are listed here alphabetically by surname, after the chief executive officer. For the register of interests for the executive team, please see our Documents and policies page.

Tom Rees

Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer Barker

National Director of Learning

Joanne Dawson

National Director of Finance and Strategy

James Miller

National Director of Estates and Technology

Natasha Rancins

National Director of Secondary Education

Ed Vainker

Interim National Director of Transformation

Board of trustees

Our trustees share ultimate responsibility for the trust in directing how it is managed and run. All OAT trustees are appointed in line with our Articles of Association, available on our Documents and policies page. Trustees are listed here alphabetically by surname, after the founding chairman and chairman. The register of interests for the board of trustees is also available on the Documents and policies page.