Paul Cavanagh

Paul is a graduate of the University of London with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics.  His career background is multinational IT service delivery and large-scale complex programme management. Since 2009, Paul has provided consultancy via his own business. Paul is very keen on both the educational and social development of children in the community, and has managed his local Cub Pack for the last 13 years. Paul is also involved in the governance of his local parish.

Carolyn Hay

Carolyn is an occupational therapist and currently Head of Education at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, following 15 years in higher education. She lives locally and first became involved with Middleton Cheney Primary Academy when her son joined the school, serving as Chair of Governors from 2017. Carolyn went on to become a Director of PRIME7 Multi-Academy Carolyn Trust in 2018 and has continued as a member since 2020. She brings extensive experience in education leadership and a strong commitment to supporting schools and communities to thrive.

Nicola Bellamy

Nicola has a big belief in community and has been involved in a number of community led projects such as applying for and succeeding in a grant award for £95,000 to fund a new play area from HS2 and South Northants District Council.  Along with support from Sure Start set up and ran Parent and Toddler group for young children in the community.  Nicky organised a number of charity events within the community to raise money for local charities or national charities that support members of the community. She has been a primary school governor since 2012 and went on to be Chair of Governors. Nicola was also been a Director of Prime7 from 2015 to August 2024.

Nicola is part of Thames Valley Police and has responsibility for resource planning and forecasting demand. In her role she analyses response times and plans the staffing required to service both pre-planned and reactive operational need as well as managing staff absence and utilising resources accordingly.  Nicola is also responsible for the training delivery and force planning  and is the forecasting and scheduling manager for JAAM restaurants.

Throughout her career she managed a team of people including the oversight of event planning. She has had responsibility for the appraisal process for her teams to optimise performance. Nicola has also spent time in the pursuit management.

Helen Milligan

Helen has been in education for 18 years is a serving Executive Headteacher in Birmingham with a proven track record of rapid school improvement.  Within her role, she works with a large multi academy trust of 14 schools (over 6000 pupils) and leads two primary schools strategically with combined numbers of over 500 pupils. Helen is extremely passionate about securing high quality education for all, particularly those with additional needs, and leads a resource base for pupils with ASD at one of the schools she serves.  Helen has significant experience in governance and is a local governor at a large secondary school in Solihull. 

Helen holds the National Professional Qualification for Executive Leaders and a Level 7 Apprenticeship in Executive Leadership, both gained in 2024. These skills and qualifications enable Helen to support the Multi Academy Trust that she works for by being a key player in the Estates Strategy Team and Communications and Marketing Team in addition to her Executive Headteacher role.  Additionally, Helen works collaboratively with the Birmingham Local Authority and is currently part of the co-production team shaping the school improvement strategy for the city.

Outside of education, Helen is a supportive wife and mother of three children who are all currently in various phases of education and enjoys family time, reading and music.