Our team

 

Embrace SCITT is led by a dedicated team of Teacher Training professionals, proudly collaborating to deliver exceptional teacher training across the Primary, Secondary and Special sectors.

 

James Findlay-Pidcock

Head of Embrace SCITT

James is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and improvement for Embrace SCITT as a whole. He has worked in ITT, in one way or another, for over 8 years, as a Mentor, Facilitator and Programme Leader. James has a range of teaching and leadership experience, having worked in Primary, Secondary, Alternative Provision and Special Schools. James has supported Leaders in Schools, Trusts and Local Authorities across England as a Specialist Leader of Education and leading the Sea View Trust’s role as a DfE Behaviour Hub Lead Trust and School. He is committed to teacher development, also having experience of supporting Early Career Teachers and those embarking on their leadership journeys through National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) in a range of leadership areas. James is recently been appointed as the National Lead Facilitator for the National Institute of Teaching’s NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC). James is currently completing his National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH).

Laura Pilling

Embrace SCITT Secondary Lead

 

Rob Horne

Yarrow Schools Alliance Partnership Lead

 

Gillian Bruce

Blackpool Sea View Trust ITT Partnership Lead

 

Clare Pickup

Embrace SCITT Mentoring Lead

 

 

Our partnership is overseen by a Strategic Leadership Group, consisting of Executive Leaders from our Lead Providers. Their role is to hold SCITT Leaders to account, ensuring compliance, financial responsibility and the constant improvement of the SCITT drives exceptional outcomes for Trainee Teachers.

 

Angela Holdsworth MBE

Chief Executive Officer – Sea View Trust

SCITT Accounting Officer

Steve Campbell

Chief Executive Officer – LET Education Trust

Andy Purcell

Executive Headteacher – Yarrow Schools Alliance

Christine Adams

Executive Primary Lead – Endeavour Learning Trust

Louise Parrish

Executive Headteacher – The Sea View Trust

Gill Hughes

Headteacher – Park Community Academy

Katrina Brockbank

Strategic Lead – Embrace Teaching School Hub