Meet the team
CEO/Directors/Executives
Matt Meckin
Chief Executive Officer
Matt leads the trust to ensure the highest possible standards and outcomes for our pupils.
Susanna Taylor
Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Susanna is responsible for the financial health of the whole trust so this can help school leaders to maximise funding and it's spending so that we can provide school environments in which pupils and staff can thrive.
Catherine Atkinson
Director of Learning Development and Inclusion
Catherine supports schools with CPD and SEND and delivers teacher training on the school based programme.
Alison Alexander
Director of People and Communications
Alison ensures we get the right people to deliver the best possible education for our pupils. Ensuring there are clear people strategies in place and provide a positive employment experience for all staff across the MAT.
Business professionals
Julia Carter
Executive Assistant to CEO
Julia provides administration support to our CEO (Kate)
Natasha Ratcliffe
Marketing Manager
Natasha helps to promote schools to prospective parents by creating marketing materials, digital content and support schools with their marketing strategy. Natasha also promotes vacancies and helps to attract new staff.
Sarah Davies
Clerk to trustees
Sarah will be supporting schools this year as we launch our new governance structure. Sarah also writes the documentation for new trust projects such as NWPA and Unity Academy and, occasionally, supports English in Y6 as she is a qualified teacher.
Megan Jones
People Administrator
After completing a Business Professional Undergraduate Placement with the Rivers Central Team, Megan is now in her final year at the University of Worcester and is working part-time as an administrator, reporting to the Director of People and Communications.
Megan coordinates the central HR transactional system, issues contracts of employment and provides support to school office staff in relation to staffing and payroll administration.
Harry Bowen
People Administrator
After completing a Business Professional Undergraduate Placement with the Rivers Central Team, Harry is now in his final year at the University of Worcester and is working part-time as an administrator, reporting to the Director of People and Communications.
Harry will be coordinating the central HR transactional system, issuing contracts of employment and providing support to school office staff in relation to staffing and payroll administration.
Fyonna Lammas
Operations Manager
Fyonna's role is supporting all schools to ensure compliance and working with the Director of Operations on all areas of operational strategy across the Trust.
Daniel Nash
Operations Assistant
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Amanda Haynes
Office Manager
Amanda supports trainee teachers during their PGCE QTS year at the River Teaching Alliance based at St Clement’s CofE Primary school.
Steph Walker
Trust Attendance Officer
Steph supports schools with pupil attendance. She has produced a MAT Attendance Policy and has created template letters and procedures to fight absenteeism across the MAT schools. Steph is available for queries, and advice and to assist with tricky circumstances surrounding pupil attendance.
Finance Department
Laura Davidson
Lead Finance Manager
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Jack Watkins
Finance Manager
Jack has the responsibility of supporting schools with financial planning, monitoring, and processing.
Andric Ling
Finance Manager
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Lauren Bradley
Finance Assistant
Lauren works under the general direction of the Finance Manager to provide administrative and financial support to the MAT.
School Improvement
Ella Atkinson
Lead School Improvement Advisor
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James Radburn
Digital Innovation Lead
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Gemma Parkes
School Improvement Advisor
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Charlotte Docker
School Improvement Advisor
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