Oakham Shires School is operated by Acorn Care and Education Ltd
Oakham Shires School is owned by Hopscotch Solutions Limited and is a fully owned subsidiary of Acorn Care and Education Ltd, which is part of Outcomes First Group, a provider of children’s services in the UK.
Oakham Shires School has its own dedicated management team, under the leadership of Charlotte Niekerk. Oversight of school management is provided by the Regional Director for Options Autism responsible to the Managing Director, Emma Sanderson and UK Chief Executive Officer, Richard Power.
Richard Power also acts as the registered Proprietor Chairperson for Acorn Care and Education Ltd.
The management team is complemented by Group support functions covering Quality and Compliance, Admissions and Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and IT. Key decisions are referred to Outcomes First Group’s Board of Directors, consisting of Group CEO, David Leatherbarrow, CFO, Jean-Luc Janet, Group Education & Quality Officer, Mike Blakey, together with an independent Chairman and three Non-Executive Directors.
In addition, the Group continues its robust governance through local governing committees, a national education performance board, chaired by the Operations Director and an independent Safeguarding and Quality Committee with three independent members. These governance groups meet every term.
Chair of Proprietorial Body: Richard Power richard.power@ofgl.co.uk
Registered Office: Atria, Spa Road, Bolton, BL1 4AG
Telephone number: 01204 956899
Registered Number: 10073536
Chair of Governors and Regional Director: Richard Adams-Murgatroyd richard.adams-murgatroyd@ofgl.co.uk
Head of Service: Charlotte Niekerk Charlotte.Niekerk@theshires.org.uk
Headteacher: Michelle Jordan michelle.jordan@theshires.org.uk