Bishop Chadwick COO recognised by ISBL
Emma Harrison, the Chief Operating Officer at Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust recently received an award for exceptional contribution to school business leadership from the Institute of School Business Leaders (ISBL).
Emma Harrison
Emma is Chief Operating Officer at Bishop Chadwick, a large and growing Multi Academy Trust in the North East, serving three Local Authority areas.
Emma has been with the Trust since it was established, implemented the central services provision and has overseen the rapid trust growth from one school to 26. Prior to moving into the education sector, Emma worked across both Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council for over 15 years in HR. Emma sits on the Schools North East School Business Management Council and is a member of ISBL.
Recognised by ISBL
Whilst attending the ISBL National Conference, Emma was both proud and surprised to receive a CEO Award for exceptional contribution to school business leadership.
Brendan Tapping, Chief Executive at Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust said:
“We were delighted to hear that Emma had been presented with this well-deserved award. Emma is our Chief Operating Officer within the Trust and has been a key part of our Central team as we have grown from four schools and 12 staff pre-pandemic to 30 schools currently. She has co-ordinated our central team during a period of rapid growth, on-boarding schools and providing a centralised model of service delivery across our schools. She has led on providing professional support and opportunities for sharing best practices for our business leads across the Trust. Her success is testament to their commitment and professionalism.”
Chris Zarraga, Director of Schools North East added:
“We have known Emma for a long time as she has sat on our SBM council for a number of years. We are delighted to see Emma recognised by ISBL for her extremely hard work at one of the North East’s largest Trusts. Well done to you Emma!”
Emma will be speaking out our Academies conference next January, to attend register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlcuugrj0pG9WFPIAKTOx3ImiZ4UeataVX
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