PDET Members
Members are similar to a company’s shareholders – they sit above the Board of Directors and have a largely hands-off role.
Their key responsibilities include appointing the Directors and holding them to account for the successful governance of the Trust.
PDET Members
The Venerable R Ormston (Chair of the Diocesan Board of Education) - Appointee of PDCST
The Venerable Richard Ormston has been in ordained ministry since 1987. He is currently Archdeacon of Northampton with additional responsibilities for mission, growth and new communities across the diocese. He is the Chair of the Diocesan Board of Education. During his time in parish ministry, he has been a governor of four schools, actively involved with a range of other schools. Richard was previously, Chaplain to Northampton Saints RFC.
Peterborough Diocese Church Schools Trust (PDCST) currently represented by Mr Peter Cantley
Peter is Director of Education for The Diocese of Peterborough. He is the principal adviser to the Diocesan Board of Education. He holds a number of board member positions across the Diocese.
Chair of the Board of Directors of PDET, currently Andrew Scarborough
Andrew Scarborough is a Justice of the Peace on the Northamptonshire Bench and a long-standing member of the Borough Council of Wellingborough. After many years working as a senior manager in the Post Office he moved into non-executive roles in 2000 serving for eight years as Chairman of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust and for nine years on the Board of Northampton University, the last four as Chairman. He was also a member of the Board of the East Midlands Development Agency from 2000 to 2004 and continues to sit on the North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Committee. Andrew is a school governor at Rowan Gate Primary in Wellingborough where he has just finished a seven year stint as Chairman. Outside of work and his voluntary activities Andrew is a season ticket holder at Northampton Saints, a keen follower of horse racing and an avid birdwatcher.
Margaret Holman
Margaret was Headteacher of Bishop Stopford School, a Church of England converter academy for 16 years. During this time, she was a National Leader of Education (and Bishop Stopford was designated a National Support School). She was a member of the first Fellowship Commission of NLEs reporting to the Secretary of State, and she sat on the Secondary Heads Reference Group at the DfE for over 10 years. Margaret is a trustee of the Woodard Corporation and currently chairs its Education committee. She is also a director of the Woodard Academies Trust, chairing the WAT’s Education committee.
Reverend Doug Spenceley, Appointee of PDCST
Reverend Doug Spenceley has been ordained since 2009. He was Bishop’s Vicar for Church Schools in Peterborough Diocese until August 2021. He served in a range of roles in schools during his employment, and was for 10 years Assistant Education Officer for Special Educational Needs with Northamptonshire LEA. Doug was a SIAMS inspector until 2018. He has been involved in governance in various schools and MATS, including 10 years as Chair of a CofE Primary School. He is currently a Director of iMAT and governor at Flore CE Primary School.
Dr. Ron Whittaker
Dr Ron Whittaker is a Director of two not for profit companies specialising in technology and providing facilities for small businesses. He is a member of the DBE and sits on its Executive Committee. Ron was a former Chair and sat on the Board of Bishop Stopford School for 25 years. He is currently a Director of the Nene Education Trust based in East Northants.