Tove Learning Trust Members

• Annabel Kay has more than 25 years of experience in education.
• Currently she is the CEO of the Warriner MAT – a trust with 10 school in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire.

Christopher Watt was a founding Member of Tove Learning Trust and is Chair of Trustees. Chris has extensive experience of being a governor for over 20 years at Sponne, with 11 years being Chair of Governors. He has seen the school through foundation, trust and then academy status.  Chris was previously Chair of Governors for 5 years at a primary school.  Chris is an active trustee representative on many of the local governing bodies and leads the Chairs of Governors group across the MAT. 

Business Experience

• 15 years as director and shareholder of a privately owned corporate finance company. Role included business recovery and restructuring, HR, debt recovery and premises management.
• 5 years as a business recovery specialist.

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• Peter has previously been a governor at Sponne School for 17 years, serving as chair of various sub-committees and link governor for Safeguarding.
• He has been a physics teacher for the last 9 years after a late career change.
• For 30 years Peter has worked in the electronics industry as a designer, manager and company director.