Meet the Team
We have a highly-skilled and dedicated leadership team and central staff to support the work of our Trust.
Senior Leadership Team
Dave Carter
Chief Executive Officer
It is a privilege to serve the children, staff, and school communities of Bosco as CEO. I get to work with the most committed, capable, and kind colleagues anyone could wish for and, since the formation of the Trust in 2017, it has been a joy to witness the ever-closer collaboration and shared ministry of schools within the Bosco family.
Prior to taking on the role of CEO, I was Headteacher of St Philip Howard Catholic School in Barnham - an Ofsted Outstanding secondary school in Barnham. I have enjoyed working as a National Leader of Education, Executive Head in both Primary and Secondary settings and leading a vibrant Teaching School Alliance. Before teaching, I trained and worked for four years as a Chartered Accountant. Whilst not the vocation for me, it has certainly come in handy over the course of my teaching career.
Debbie Wiggill
Chief Finance Officer
I was born and grew up in
South Africa, but for over 20 years now, I have made the UK my home. Throughout
my career, I have been in challenging roles within both the commercial and Not
for Profit Sector, which has helped me to gain a thorough understanding of
different aspects of business, including Finance, Business partnering,
Procurement, Governance, Property and Legal.
For the past 8 years I have worked
for national charity with over 50 sites across the UK, who support people with
acquired brain injury. My experience working with multiple sites as well and
onboarding new services into our Trust, has given me an invaluable insight into
how important it is to work collaboratively. I believe that customer service
for both internal and external stakeholders is key and by bringing my skills
and experience into the Trust, I believe I can help to grow a collaborative
working environment and move the strategy forward by providing an excellent
customer service to the current and future schools in the BOSCO family.
Gemma Irvine
Director of Primary Education & Designated Safeguarding Lead
I am privileged to work as Director of Primary for the Bosco Trust as well as fulfilling my role as Headteacher at one of our Trust schools, St Mary鈥檚. I joined St Mary鈥檚 in 2017 just after it joined the Trust. We are very proud to say we were the first primary school in the Trust. Through collaborative working with like minded people the school has grown and developed on its journey. I work closely with the Directors of English and Maths and the Primary Heads across the Trust to support the strategic development and improvement of the teaching and learning of all pupils. I love data and use it ensure no child in the primary schools gets left behind in their progress and attainment. I believe I was called to work for Bosco as I am passionate about enabling children, particularly those who may be disadvantaged or have additional needs to reach their full potential and believe in themselves and their abilities.
Rob Carter
Director of Secondary Education
I have been Headteacher at St Paul鈥檚 Catholic College since 2009. During this time we have lived out a deep-rooted commitment to being outreaching in our work with other schools, teacher training and universities both nationally and internationally. This has led the school to being consistently in the top 10% in exams at GCSE and A level.
I have been an Executive Headteacher and National Leader of Education with a focus on school improvement work in primary and secondary schools. We believe we need to 鈥榠nspire a living faith with hope and love鈥� and this is lived out in the work in the Bosco family of schools. Our faith challenges us to 鈥榥ever accept second best鈥� for any of the young people we are blessed to serve. By being deeply committed to learning, individually and collectively, we always strive to improve what we do each day.