Part of

  • Blacko Primary School
  • Colne Park High School
  • Laneshaw Bridge Primary School
  • Lord Street Primary
Pennine Trust

Trust Central Team

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.

Alex Burrows

Alex Burrows

ICT Manager

Alex has been working in educational ICT in the Northwest for the last 16 years and has experience in both primary and secondary settings. In his most recent post as ICT Network Manager at Park High school, Alex has led and implemented the roll-out of Microsoft 365 across school. Working alongside the quality of education team, this new technology has ensured quality first teaching and improved provision for students. Moving forwards as part of the Trust central team, Alex will now look to prioritise ICT provision and the implementation of new technology Trust wide. This will include professional development for all staff to ensure confident delivery in classrooms and thus a smooth and seamless learning journey for students across all key stages. In addition, Alex will play a pivotal role in the leadership and development of the new central ICT team to ensure efficient and robust support across the Trust.