Pam McIlroy is Chief Operating Officer of the Pinnacle Learning Trust, based in Oldham in the North West. She joined Oldham Sixth Form College in its opening year, 1992, working in the student services team and in 2013 became vice principal. When the college established the Pinnacle Learning Trust, together with a local secondary school in 2017, Pam took on trust responsibilities for HR, IT/MIS and data protection. As trust grew to also include one junior and two primary schools, Pam was appointed COO. Together with the CFO, Pam leads the central services for the trust. Pam is passionate about creating a culture of support and belonging, to enable the trust to achieve its mission of 'transforming the lives of all our young people'.