Executive Team

Suffolk Academies Trust

Nikos Savvas

CEO

Suffolk Academies Trust

Leading the Senior Executive teams the Suffolk Academies Trust Sixth Form colleges and the central services teams. Responsible for the strategic direction; quality and financial sustainability.

Angela Berry

Group Director - Partnerships

Suffolk Academies Trust

Responsible for The Escalator developed to ensure every child and young person has access to a wide range of enrichment activities and oversees the educator support and training. Responsible for growth and investment opportunities and leads the marketing, communications and digital media department.

John Raffel

Group Director - Finance

Suffolk Academies Trust

Leading the finance teams supporting Suffolk Academies Trust. Responsible for financial compliance, payroll and accounts.

Richard Stevenson

Group Director - Operations

Suffolk Academies Trust

Leading the operations teams across the Suffolk Academies Trust Sixth Form colleges. Responsible for the Estates, Health and Safety, IT and Procurement teams. Responsible for developing the campuses with effective medium and long term Property and IT strategies.

Rob Bamford

Vice Principal Curriculum Quality and MIS

One Sixth Form College

Leading on all aspects of curriculum quality across SAT. Ensuring that the quality and our processes and procedures are of the highest order and that every aspect of the learning experience for our students is Outstanding.

Simon Graham

Group Director - HR and Shared Services

Suffolk Academies Trust

Leading and directing the human resources strategy for Suffolk Academies Trust. This covers everything from recruitment and selection of staff to industrial relations, welfare and support for all staff. Also responsible for Freedom of Information requests and GDPR.

Stephen Jones

Chief Financial Officer

Suffolk Academies Trust

Leading the financial strategy for Suffolk Academies Trust and both sixth form colleges. Responsible for financial sustainability, compliance and audit.

Suzannah Gales

Board Secretary and Executive Assistant to the CEO

Suffolk Academies Trust

Supporting the Governance Boards of Suffolk Academies Trust and supporting the CEO and the Trust's Senior Executive Team.

Abbeygate Sixth Form College

David Gartland

Principal of Sixth Form

Abbeygate Sixth Form College

Principal of Abbeygate Sixth Form College.

Abbi Thorpe

Student Services Manager

Abbeygate Sixth Form College

Leading on all areas of student support, Safeguarding, SEND and the Student Achievement Mentors team, with responsibility for the whole student body.

Stuart Small

Director of Curriculum

Abbeygate Sixth Form College

Leading the curriculum at AGSFC. Stuart oversees Heads of Faculty, ensuring that every aspect of teaching and learning meets our expectations for excellence.

One Sixth Form College

Georgina Chittock-Nash

Vice Principal

One Sixth Form College

Students Leading on all areas of wrap around support for students, including Safeguarding, Personal Progress Tutors, SEND, Learning Support, Learning Resources, Careers, Work Experience, and Equality and Diversity

Jake Robson

Vice Principal Curriculum

One Sixth Form College

Leading the curriculum at OSFC. Jake oversees Directors and Heads of Curriculum, ensuring that every aspect of teaching and learning meets our expectations for excellence.