Becky Hickford is Chief Operating Officer of a Primary Multi-Academy Trust of five schools in the East Midlands. With over 20 years’ experience as a senior HR leader in a global commercial organisation and consultancy for the NHS, Becky brings a strong commercial lens to education leadership. She served as Chair of the Trust for seven years before stepping into the COO role three years ago, where she focuses on building organisational capacity, strengthening governance, and delivering operational excellence to enable high-quality education across the trust.