Deborah Reid (She/Her) Office Manager Expand Deborah joined Tutor Trust team in January 2017 as Finance Assistant more than 20 years experience in finance administration. In her previous role, as Credit Premium Unit Manager in the Manchester branch of an insurance company for 13 years, Deborah dealt with and developed all aspects of their Direct Debit collection and managed the team. Moving away from the corporate insurance field, Deborah still wanted a role which could utilise her expertise in financial administration and office management. Deborah says: "During my time at Tutor Trust, I have had various roles and seen the growth of the organisation, with the introduction of the Finance and Human Resources teams especially. I feel that my administrative role is very much a part of the wider team providing great, and much needed, tuition for young people throughout Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and Merseyside."
Sarah Kern (She/Her) HR Manager Expand Sarah joined the Tutor Trust in 2023 as HR Manager, after seven years in the coffee industry in various roles, most recently as HR Manager at an independent coffee company in Manchester. Prior to working in the coffee industry, Sarah worked across different sectors from financial institutions to publishing and events management. Sarah is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University with a degree in Law and is currently pursuing a CIPD Level 5 in Human Resource Management. Sarah also volunteers as Chair of The Kore Directive, a community group set up to promote inclusivity and accessibility across the specialty coffee industry in the UK. Sarah has appeared as a keynote speaker on Employee Rights, Employer Responsibilities and participated in panel discussions around inclusion and accessibility. She has also participated as part of the advisory panel for Cup North. Sarah says: “I have always worked in values-driven organisations, and when the chance arose to work on the Tutor Trust team, it was an easy decision to make. Not only do I get to work with a team of motivated individuals who are driven to support young people to achieve their potential, but I get to help shape what we offer to new team members, and to help make this an even more attractive organisation to work in. “Tutor Trust is also informing my volunteer and presentation work outside of the organisation, especially our poverty and place research around social mobility and opportunity, which I have shared at an event for the coffee industry. I’m really enjoying my role at Tutor Trust and am excited at what the future holds.”
Lewis Howell (He/Him) Risk Manager and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Expand Lewis joined Tutor Trust in March 2014 as a Schools Coordinator and worked across both the Manchester and Leeds schools teams, including leading the original Leeds tuition pilot. In Spring 2022 Lewis moved across to the newly created role of Risk Manager covering various operational areas including Safeguarding, Health & Safety, and Data Protection. Lewis is also one of Tutor Trust's Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads. Before to joining the charity, Lewis had spent the previous two-and-a-half years working in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Lewis was the Field Project Manager at the Kalahari Meerkat Project for 18 months, a behavioural research project run by the University of Cambridge looking at the evolution of cooperative breeding in meerkats. He was responsible for managing both the day-to-day research of the project and the team of international volunteers who collected the data. Prior to this, Lewis was one of the research volunteers for 12 months. Lewis graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2010, having studied Wildlife Conservation. Lewis says: “I have always enjoyed working at Tutor Trust. The mission is vital and necessary; we’re making a difference and we’re very good at what we do to boot! Just as importantly, I’m surrounded by people who care and help to create a wonderful working environment.”
Sam Hutchings (She/Her) HR Administration Assistant Expand Sam joined the Tutor Trust Team as HR Administration Assistant in May 2023. She studied Psychology at the University of Manchester and has tutored previously. Sam says:"Outside of Tutor Trust, I volunteer as a mentor with Brightside, a scheme supporting young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds in making decisions about further education and their careers. It is this experience that drew me to Tutor Trust; our mission is closely aligned with my own values. "As a first-generation university student, I strongly believe that everyone has a right to equal access to education and resources which allows them to reach their full potential, regardless of their background. Tutor Trust allows us to be one step closer to this." Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: Samantha Hutchings | LinkedIn
Jason Heaford (He/Him) Chief Operating Officer and Designated Safeguarding Lead Expand Jason has joined the Tutor Trust with many years’ experience of leading high quality early years provision. His most recent being a Social Enterprise based in Stockport. The setting received an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Inspection late in 2013. In addition to his work as a Director there he also helped to create and develop the charity ‘ACCES’. In his role as CEO, Jason has helped ACCES in supporting disadvantaged families and children across the Stockport area. During this period Jason was invited to become one of the founding Trustees’ of Anchorpoint Stockport of which he served as a Trustee for 2 years. Anchorpoint followed Stockport’s CVS in providing a voice and support for ‘Third Sector ’organisations. Jason began his working life as a professional footballer most notably with Derby County FC, but had to retire through injury. He went on to work within the Transport Industry becoming the UK operations Manager for the large French company GCA. Providing new learning opportunities for children who could not afford tuition attracted Jason to Tutor Trust and he hopes to continue and expand on the amazing work that has already taken place.