Hub Office Leadership and Operations Team (ID 1080)

• Clare Oberman
  Senior Maths Hub Lead
  Clare Oberman

  Clare took on the role of Senior Maths Hub Lead in 2018. Clare is also the Director of Painsley Catholic College Teaching School Alliance and delivers training on a variety of themes such as pupil premium and NPQML.

• Sarah Long
  Maths Hub Lead
  Sarah Long

  Sarah took on the role of Maths Hub Lead in January 2024. She oversees the implementation of all Maths Hub Work Groups, the Maths Hub Team and the organisation of conferences. Sarah has been teaching maths since 2005 at key stages 3 to 5. She is currently part of the Mathematics department at Painsley Catholic College.

• Michelle Eamens
  Maths Hub Co-ordinator
  Michelle Eamens

  Michelle joined the Maths Hub team in September 2023 alongside Jo Brereton as a shared role. Michelle and Jo work together coordinating our Work Group sessions ensuring participants are invited, attending and enjoying their sessions through evaluations.

  Michelle also focuses on Marketing and Website/Social Media

  Email:- mathshub@painsley.staffs.sch.uk

• Joanne Brereton
  Maths Hub Co-ordinator
  Joanne Brereton

  Joanne aka Jo is our longest serving member of the Maths Hub; being in our original team. Jo works with Michelle as a shared role. Michelle and Jo work together coordinating our Work Group sessions ensuring participants are invited, attending and enjoying their sessions through evaluations.

  Jo focuses on Mastering Number KS1 and Reception and KS2

  Email:- mathshub@painsley.staffs.sch.uk

• Sarah Minor
  Maths Hub Administrator
  Sarah Minor

  Sarah is our newest admininstrator member to the team; joining in November 2023. Sarah works alongside Michelle and Joanne

  Sarah focuses on reminders to our scheduled participants and communicates with our Work Group Leads and Venues.

  Email:- mathshub@painsley.staffs.sch.uk

• Sophia Eckersley
  Target Support Administrator and Communications
  Sophia Eckersley

  Sophia is our newly appointed Target Support and Communications Administrator joining us in November 2024. Sophia works alongside our Target Support Leads and manages our social media pages and marketing communication

  Email:- mathshub@painsley.staffs.sch.uk

• Nicky Hankey
  Maths Hub Finance
  Nicky Hankey

  Nicky joined the Maths Hub team in April 2022 as Hub Finance Officer.

  Her role is to oversea the hubs accounting procedures, ensuring compliancy in line with both the academy financial handbook and requirements of the DFE. This includes monitoring of the annual budget, preparation of financial reports for the CFO and Trust accountant and also completion of all statutory DFE returns.

  Email:- nih@painsley.staffs.sch.uk

• Donna Preston
  Primary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Donna Preston

  I am one of the Assistant Maths Hub Leads for Primary and also Head of School at a small, rural primary school in Staffordshire with mixed age classes. I began my training as a Teaching for Mastery Specialist in 2016 and was fortunate to experience the Shanghai-England Maths Exchange in 2017.

  I have more than 30 years of experience of teaching and leading in primary schools and have been maths subject leader in multiple settings. I have also led Initial Teacher Training in maths and am currently facilitating the NPQLPM. Maths has always been my passion and it has been my mission throughout my career to get all the children I teach to love learning maths, to believe they can succeed in the subject and to work collaboratively with teachers and support staff to try and achieve these goals.

• Jason Darley
  Primary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Jason Darley

  I have extensive experience of working successfully with primary school teachers over the last 20 years to improve their quality of teaching practice. As a Primary Teaching for Mastery Specialist, I have a proven track record of bringing my authentic and passionate approach to improving the teaching of mathematics for the benefit of all pupils.

• Gill Holmes
  Primary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Gill Holmes

  Gill has taught in primary education for 27 years across a variety of schools including large urban schools and small rural schools. She has been a Deputy Head Teacher at a large primary school for 7 years and the Maths Lead for 10 years. She now works as an Independent Primary Maths Specialist and as Primary Assistant Maths Hub Lead for the North Mids Maths Hub.

  Gill completed the MaST accreditation with Edge Hill University in 2015. She trained as a NCETM Cohort 1 Teaching for Mastery Specialist in 2015 and had the opportunity to visit Shanghai to observe teaching and teach in China. Over the years she has led numerous workgroups and supported schools and specialists across the Maths Hub with the Teaching for Mastery pedagogy. Gill has been accredited the NCETM PD Lead and is currently training on the NCETM School Development Lead Programme. She has worked as an SLE supporting schools in Special Measures and Requires Improvement to make improvements in maths.

• Stephanie Heath
  Primary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Stephanie Heath

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• Edward Howard
  Primary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Edward Howard

  With over 20 years experience in the education sector, I have been leading Ofsted recognised 'Outstanding' primary schools since 2012. My latest school has recently been recognised as West Midlands Primary School of the Year 2025.

  An experienced school improvement partner; NPQ facilitator; Pupil Premium Reviewer; ITT strategic lead; Teaching Apprentice End Point Assessor, I have now left full-time headship to become a director of Ruah Educational Consultancy.

  I look forward to taking my passion and expertise in ensuring maths is enjoyable and accessible to all by supporting the maths hub in my new role.

• Jill Machin
  Post 16 Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Jill Machin

• Rebecca Ibbs
  Secondary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
  Rebecca Ibbs

  I have taught maths for over 26 years and have led a large, successful maths department for 18 years. I now work as an Independent Secondary Maths Specialist.

  I began my training as a Teaching for Mastery Specialist in 2018 and had the opportunity to experience the Shanghai-England Maths Exchange in 2019, where I observed maths teaching and joined in planning sessions with the maths teachers. Over the years I have led various Work Groups and have supported schools and specialists across the Maths Hub with the teaching for mastery pedagogy. I am an accredited PD Lead and am currently training on the NCETM School Development Lead Programme.