Andrew is the Trust Leader of South East Essex Academy Trust, a charitable trust educating almost 4,000 young people across seven schools in Rochford, Westcliff, Hadleigh and Thundersley. 

Andrew grew up in Greater Manchester and studied History at Lancaster University. He has 32 years' teaching and leadership experience in a wide variety of schools and is still as enthusiastic as ever about working with young people. As a Headteacher, he successfully led four schools, including Westcliff High School for Girls last year. For the past eight years, Andrew has led groups of schools educating children from nursery to sixth form. 

Away from work, Andrew is a lifelong Manchester City supporter, loves travelling around the world and presents a local radio show each weekend.

Nigel has been in his role for SEEAT since 2015.  He is a School Resource Management Adviser and a Fellow of the Institute of School Business Leaders. Before joining SEEAT he had a number of commercial roles in the private sector as Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director. He is a Chartered Accountant and has a MBA. 

Louise has been the Finance Manager for SEEAT since 2015.  Before that she spent 4 years working for the Essex schools finance support team and has worked with a large number of schools in Essex, accumulating a huge amount of experience and knowledge.  Louise is a Chartered Accountant, training with Venthams in Rochford before working for KPMG in London.  

Until September 2021, Adrian was one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Education for over 16 years. For more than six of those he was the national lead for economics, business and enterprise. His extensive inspection experience includes secondary and primary schools as well as initial teacher training providers and he has been Ofsted’s national point of reference for school sixth forms. He has significant experience of monitoring schools causing concern.

Prior to his role as an HMI, Adrian was a teacher trainer He also led DfE training courses for performance management advisors. In addition to a BA and an MA, he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a school governor and a trustee of the Association of former HMI and of his subject association.

In his non-work time Adrian is a music leader in The Salvation Army and presents a monthly show on Fortress Radio.

Rebecca has been teaching since 2001.  She joined AET (the largest MAT in the UK) in 2011 as an English Specialist before becoming a Regional Curriculum Leader and National Leader for Reading.  Rebecca joined SEEAT in January 2021.  Rebecca is also a published author for Oxford University Press and a moderator for the SSAT Lead Practitioner programme.   

Jade joined SEEAT in 2022. An experienced HR leader with a passion for improving the working lives of teachers and educational support staff having worked in the education sector since 2011, Jade previously worked in the National Health Service and legal recruitment sector. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds postgraduate qualifications in HR management and employment law.  

Away from work, Jade is often found with her nose in a good book and is the proud owner of a Little Free Library.

David has been the Director of SETSA , leading the Teaching School and Science Learning Partnership since 2012.

He has a huge amount of experience as a senior teacher across a range of schools, including 5 years as a Headteacher.

Leanne has over 10 years experience as an Executive Assistant and provides PA support to Andrew. In addition to providing day to day support to Andrew, Leanne works closely with the SEEAT central team, the Trust members and the Headteachers across the Trust.

Caroline is an experienced pastoral care and inclusion manager who works across all of the SEEAT schools.

Darren has extensive experience as a Network Manager and is responsible for leading the central IT function at Westcliff High School for Girls and across the Trust. Darren supports the schools across the Trust with their technology operations and manages the core infrastructure to ensure efficiency and compatibility in the systems. 

Diane has been working in the Trust for a number of years and co-ordinates HR and payroll across SEEAT

As well as being the bursar of Prince Avenue Academy, Louise also supports Westborough, Holt Farm Junior and Rochford Primary with their finances.

As well as looking after the day to day finances at Westborough, Sally is also the payroll manager for SEEAT.

Lucy is responsible for communication and marketing for SEEAT and supports all the schools with their communication and marketing needs. Prior to her role, Lucy worked at WHSG as their Fundraising Manager and has over 20 years experience in various events and marketing positions within the charity sector.

Sarah manages the ECT Development Programme; SLE Recruitment & Training; Leader Training Programmes; Subject Network Groups; Sport England Programme and other non-science training programmes. She also provides administrative support for Science Learning Partnership for Southend, Essex & Thurrock. 

Matt is the lead teacher for the Biology specialism that SETSA gained in 2021. He is also Head of Biology at Westcliff High School for Girls, a STEM facilitator and a finalist for the 2021 Royal Society of Biology - Biology Teacher of the Year.  Matt has over 12 years teaching experience.