Until recently Chair of the Child and Adult Services Committee at Hartlepool Borough Council.

Recently headteacher, Chair of the DfE Primary Headteacher’s Reference Group, DfE Advisor and National Leader of Education.

Dave is a CIPFA qualified accountant and was Senior Finance Manager in Stockton responsible for finance within Children’s, Adults and Community Services. Dave was also the Finance Lead on Stockton’s Schools’ Forum.

Retired Director of Children’s Services and recently worked with NHS England Northern Region to improve the emotional and mental health of children and young people.

Craig is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer in matters of governance and statutory compliance.

Recently appointed NHS Non-Executive Director, retired NHS Executive Director and Acting Chief Executive at Gateshead Health NHS FT.

Current Secondary Headteacher of an extremely large school in Hartlepool and experienced primary school governor.

Emma is an experienced Primary Headteacher of two schools in Sunderland with the National Professional Qualification in Executive Leadership. In addition to education, her executive board experience also includes governance in the charity sector.

Joanne has executive board experience across several organisations including commissioning and providers of NHS services. Her current role involves oversight of performance and assurance across the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)