Our Central Team
At Coppice Primary Partnership, we have an amazing central team who support all of our schools in areas of education, finance, HR, estates and governance.
Our central team see their role as reducing the burden on schools to free them up to focus on what they do best - educating the children!
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Mark Chatley
Trust Leader/CEO
Mark is the Trust Leader/CEO of Coppice Primary Partnership, having joined the trust in April 2021.
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Branwen Taylor
Teaching and Learning Lead
Branwen is the Trust Teaching and Learning Leader at Coppice Primary Partnership and has been a part of the trust since its formation in 2018
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Annamaria Potgieter
Chief Financial Officer
Annamaria joined Coppice Primary Partnership in April 2020 as the Trust Finance Manager and in 2023, stepped up to the CFO role.
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Clare Hancock
Finance Officer
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Kay Wallington
Senior Finance Assistant
Kay joined the Central Team in November 2021 as the Trust Finance Assistant and developed to become the Trust Senior Finance Assistant.
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Karen Francis
HR Officer
Karen joined Loose Primary School in 2015 as Personnel Officer, and became a member of the Central Team in 2021 as the Trust's HR Officer.
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Sam Hilder
HR Assistant
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Neil McDonald
Estates Manager
Neil joined the Trust central team as Estates Manager in April 2024 having previously been a Trustee.
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Andy Lacey
Governance Professional