Lisa Bradshaw – Senior Maths Hub Link
Lisa is a former Deputy Head Teacher, Maths consultant and School Improvement advisor, who is now Director of the North West Learning Partnership and School Improvement at the Three Saints Academy Trust.
As the Senior Lead of North West Three Maths Hub, Lisa is responsible for strategic aspects of the Maths Hub, working closely with the Maths Hub Lead.
Lisa represents the Lancashire and West Yorkshire region on National Maths Hub Council.
Sarah McIlroy – Maths Hub Lead
Sarah is a former Primary school teacher and mathematics consultant, with more than 18 years’ experience of working to support schools in identifying and implementing strategies for raising standards and narrowing the gap in achievement and attainment.
As Maths Hub Lead, Sarah is responsible for the operational aspects of the Maths Hub, which involves liaising with the wider leadership team and recruiting schools to join our projects. Sarah is responsible for planning, organising delivery, evaluating and quality assuring the Hub’s work. With the support of the strategic partners and assistant Maths Hub Leads this contributes to the development of the annual action plan, evaluation report and individual Work Group plans.
Claire Martin – Primary Teaching for Mastery Lead
Claire is an independent primary mathematics consultant based in the North West with over 23 years experience in primary education. She has taught across the primary age range at schools in Birmingham, Trafford, Chicago and Warrington, where she was deputy headteacher for four years.
Claire’s role is to support the Maths Hub Lead and manage the Teaching for Mastery programmes. This involves working with colleagues, Headteachers and senior leaders from other schools to support them in embedding teaching for mastery practice in their own classrooms and their own schools. Claire works closely with our Mastery Specialists to coordinate and develop Teaching for Mastery across the Hub.
Claire is also Work Group lead for the SKTM Primary Early Career Teacher programme.
Lindsay Porter – Secondary Assistant Maths Hub Lead
Lindsay is a former Head of Maths, a current maths SLE, GCSE examiner and PD Lead holder. Lindsay has substantial experience leading Maths Hub workgroups, facilitating our strong local networks and both writing and delivering CPD programmes for secondary maths teachers in the North West.
Helen Geoghegan – Post-16 Assistant Maths Hub Lead
Helen joined the team at NW3 Maths Hub in February 2022 and has over 20 years experience as a Maths Teacher in Secondary schools. She has worked at Rainford High since January 2005 and has been KS5 Curriculum Manager in their Maths department since 2016 having previously been Head of Maths for 5 years.
Helen is a PD Lead holder and her role in supporting the Maths Hub Lead involves coordinating the Post-16 Work Groups, including being the Work Group Lead for both the Developing A Level Pedagogy and Supporting Low Attainers to Achieve a L2 Qualification in Mathematics Work Groups.
Sarah Makin – Operations Manager
Sarah is a former marketing and finance officer from within the finance and industrial sector.
Her role as Operations Manager is to manage the finance systems. Sarah also manages the Maths Hub information systems by way of updating finance information and maintaining project information.
Paula Deane - Clerical Assistant
Paula is a business owner and former HMRC Officer.
Her role as Clerical Assistant is to provide administration support to Sarah Makin, our Operation Manager, as well as the Leadership and Management Team.