The Trust Central Team provides the core business functions to ensure that the Trust complies with its statutory responsibilities and supports the operations and educational performance of our academies.
The team operates under the leadership of the CEO; working with staff and Governors in schools to ensure that the required outcomes and priorities of the Trust are achieved in accordance with the Trust’s Mission and strategic priorities as agreed by the Trust Board.
Karen Dobney
Head of HR & Payroll
Karen is the Head of HR and Payroll for The Pennine Trust. She was instrumental in the formulation of the Trust from 2016. Karen has worked in education for sixteen years, beginning her career within the admin management function at Park High School. When Karen joined the central trust team, as well as working full time, she completed a HR degree with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. Karen is committed integrating HR systems and processes which support leadership and management within the schools whilst ensuring a Trust wide culture that promotes wellbeing. In her spare time, Karen enjoys visiting historical sites the length and breadth of the UK and is passionate about how fitness, exercise and diet can support mental health and wellbeing. As a long-time resident of Colne, Karen herself attended Lord Street and Park High, as did her two sons.