
Our Team
Equitas Academies Trust has an extremely strong, passionate and experienced team working together daily to provide the very best education and environment for our students.
We’re fortunate that the Trust Leadership Team is made up of education professionals with many years service at Aston Manor Academy and in other education settings, complimented with fresh education talent and external professional knowledge from the business and finance world. This gives us a great combination of skills, knowledge and experience, where professionals challenge each other, to deliver the best outcomes for all our students.
The Leadership Team meets weekly to discuss matters concerning the Trust and schools. They have a great rapport with our Trustees, who support the team to use all resources as efficiently and effectively as possible.
The Equitas Leadership Team recognises that our most valuable assets are the people we work with – our classroom practitioners, staff who support students and those who work hard to ensure the operational side of the schools (facilities, catering, cleaning and administration) all works harmoniously for the benefit of our students, pupils and parents.
The Leadership Team is wholly committed to the ethos and values of our Trust and work hard to ensure that every student can see examples daily of how Equitas is “All Different, All Equal, All Achieving”.
Our People

Mr Jason Allibone
Estates Manager

Miss Donna Lewis
Chief Financial Officer

Ms Alex Lofthouse
Chief Executive Officer (Accounting Officer)

Mrs Nanette Wragg
Chilwell Croft Academy Head Teacher

Mrs Samantha Robinson
Strategic ICT Network & Systems Manager

Mrs Jill Sweeney
Aston Manor Academy Head Teacher
Our Trustees

Mr Michael Bartley
Trustee

Sharron Ledgister
Trustee

Mr Connor Hickey
Trustee

Mr Simon Harris
Trustee – Vice Chair of Board

Mr Herville Hector
Trustee

Dr Nicola Smith
Trustee

Mr Wadim Wesolek
Member / Trustee – Chair of Board

Mrs Jane Gotschel
Trustee – Safeguarding and SEND Link
