governance
Governance
ESTA is a UK Registered Charity governed by an elected committee. This page contains information about our governance structure, including trustee details, AGM records, and the Chair's Annual Report
ESTA TRUSTEES
Sydney Jones-Jackson
Role:
Sydney is Secretary of ESTA, manages the meetings of the association and overseeing the way that ESTA works.
Based at:
Ashton Sixth Form College, Ashton-under-Lyne
Sydney studied Geology at Cardiff University, graduating in 2018 before progressing onto a PGCE. She taught Physics, Applied Science and Geography in a Sixth Form College in Manchester for four years before starting up the A-Level Geology course there in 2023. She is passionate about Earth Science education and widening participation in Geology. For Sydney, every holiday is a Geoliday!
Secretary
Dave Turner
Chair
Trustee
angela bentley
Angela retired from the role of Head of Earth Sciences at Aquinas College in Stockport in 2025, where she taught Geography and Geology A Level.
In 2016 she was selected as a Teacher at Sea (sponsored by NERC), spending six weeks on the RRS James Cook with researchers from Birmingham, Durham and Cardiff Universities. Her work on Ocean Core Complexes and Asymmetrical Sea Floor Spreading influenced the A Level core content for the new Geology specifications, and she was subsequently awarded the Patrick Moore Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Education 2019 by the Royal Astronomical and Geophysical Society.
Angela serves on the Education and Outreach Committee for the Royal Astronomical Society and regularly attends lectures to keep her subject knowledge current.
Past ESTA TRUSTEES
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Prof. Chris Wilson 1990 – 91
Dr. John Jennings 1991 – 93
Mr. Richard Hardman 1993 – 95
Sir John Knill 1995 – 97
Dr. Keith Duff 1997 – 99
Dr. Alan McKirdy 1999 – 01
Dr. Martin Whiteley 2001 – 03
Prof. Jon Gluyas 2010 – 12
Dr Chris Carlon 2012 – 14
Prof. Iain Stewart 2014 – 16
Mr David Shilston 2016 – 18
Professor Ian Barker 2019 - 20
Dr Jodie Fisher 2020 - 22
Prof Phil Manning 2022 - 24
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Description teMr. Chris King 1990 – 92
Mr. Peter Kennett 1992 – 94
Dr. Dee Edwards 1994 – 96
Mr. Duncan Hawley 1996 – 98
Dr. Neil Thomas 1998 – 00
Mr. Ian Thomas 2000 – 02
Dr. Geraint Owen 2002 – 04
Dr. Martin Whiteley 2004 – 06
Dr. Dawn Windley 2006 – 08
Ms. Niki Whitburn 2008 – 10
Dr. Cally Oldershaw 2010
Dr. Maggie Williams 2011 – 13
Mr. Pete Loader 2013 – 15
Ms Niki Edwards 2015 – 17
Ms Joanne Conway 2017 – 18
Dr Dan Boatright 2018 – 20
Mr James Speed 2020 – 22
Ms Angela Bentley 2022 – 24
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Dr. John Harpum 1968 – 70
Mr. Anthony Dunk 1971 – 73
Mr. Alun Thomas 1973 – 76
Mr. David Scott 1976 – 79
Mr. Michael Collins 1979 – 89
Mr. Graham Sparks 1989 – 91
Dr. Geraint Owen 1991 – 98
Dr. Dawn Windley 1999 – 03
Mrs. Susan Beale 2003 – 07
Dr. Ros Todhunter 2007 – 10
Dr. David Bailey 2010 – 22
Mr Dan Newton 2022
Mr Stephen Davies 2023
Miss Sydney Jones-Jackson 2024
Assistant Secretaries
Dr. John Weaver 1976 – 78
Mr. Peter Jones 1978 – 79
Mr. Steve Alcock 1979 – 81
Mr. Peter Cotterell 1981 – 85
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Mr. John Myers 1967 – 77
Mr. Barrie Whitfield 1977 – 81
Mr. Steve Alcock 1981 – 85
Mr. John Reynolds 1985 – 97
Revd. Geoffrey Hunter 1997 – 03
Dr. Maggie Williams 2003 – 09
Ms. Jane Giffould 2009 – 12
Mrs. Carole Rushall 2012 – 2022
Dr Sian May 2022 – 23
Dr Michael Kelly 2023 -
Assistant Treasurers
Mr. Peter Williams 1976 – 84n
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Dr. Diana Thurston 1984 – 85
Mrs. Julie Pendry 1985 – 88
Mrs. Sheila Rogers 1988 – 94
Ms. Polly Rhodes 1995 – 00
Ms. Jane Butterfield 2000 – 01
Mr. Owain Thomas 2001 – 04
Mr. Hamish Ross 2004 – 07
Ms. Mandy Winstanley 2007 – 08
Dr. Mike Tuke 2008 – 15
Ms Elouise Gill 2015 – 23
Ms Joanie Marion 2023
Stephen Davies 2024 - 25
Jodie Nichol-Gray 2025 -
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Association of Teachers of Geology Circular
Mr. David Thompson 1967 – 75
Geology
Mr. Dennis Hart 1968 – 73
Dr. Douglas Bassett 1973 – 75
Geology Teaching
Dr. Chris Wilson 1975 – 79
Mr. David Thompson 1979 – 86
Dr. Joan Evelyn Brown 1986 – 88
Teaching Earth Sciences
Dr. Joan Evelyn Brown 1988 – 89
Dr. Dee Edwards 1990 – 92
Dr. Denis Bates 1992 – 00
Dr. Roger Trend 2000 – 03
Dr. Cally Oldershaw 2003 – 06
Mr. Adrian Pickles 2006 – 07
Mr. Mick de Pomerai & Ms. Elaine Tilson 2007 – 08
Ms. Hazel Clark 2008 – 23
Mr.Matthew Martin 2023
Newsletter
Dr. Maggie Williams 2009 – 22
Ms Joanie Marion 2022 – 24
Assistant, deputy and co-editors
Mr. David Thompson 1976 – 79
Dr. Geoff Brown 1977 – 83
Mr. Andrew Mathieson 1979 – 81
Dr. Robert Standley 1981 – 84
Dr. Ann Dawson 1986 – 88
Mrs. Christine Whittingham 1986 – 88
Dr. Dee Edwards 1988 – 89
Dr. Denis Bates 1991 – 92
Dr. Antony Wyatt 1992 – 97
Dr. Keith Moseley 1997 – 98
Mr. Mick de Pomerai & Ms Elaine TIlson 2008 – 09
Dr Maggie Williams 2013 – 23
Ms. Hazel Clark 2023 – 24
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Treasurer
Michael Kelly
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gOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
agm reCORDS
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Chairs annual report
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