Who We Are

CLTA Team

Carole Farrell, Operations Director  

Carole joined CLTA in 2012 and played an integral part in establishing and managing the growth of the Teaching School.

More recently, Carole's role has been extended to include working alongside the CAT Leadership Team to maximise the training and professional development of the Trust.

Prior to joining the education sector, she worked in the professional services sector and her strengths lie in change management, operational leadership and resource planning.

Steven Meredith, QA Lead Mentor  

Steven has worked in a number of schools across Cheshire throughout his extensive career and taken the opportunity to develop a number of roles during that time. Alongside his classroom responsibilities at Tarvin Primary School, he is fully engaged in the Initial Teacher Training programme offered by CLTA .In unison with Carole Farrell, he delivers training and support to associate teachers throughout their learning journey. As a facilitator for Best Practice Network, he guides the development of early career teachers during their first two years as qualified classroom practitioners. He also facilitaes the training of their mentors.His mentoring role at the University of Chester offers another dimension to his experience and collaboration with colleagues across Cheshire schools and neighbouring counties.