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Trust Board and Committees

Trust Board and Committees

Trustees

The role of the trustees is to:

  • ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school
  • hold our academies to account for the educational performance of the Trust and its learners and the performance management of staff
  • oversee the financial performance of the Trust and make sure its money is well spent

We achieve this commitment through our governing body meetings, where we discuss specific curriculum areas and plans for development. We challenge proposals brought to the meetings by the senior leadership team and see ourselves as critical friends.

We also meet to provide oversight of finances, staffing and performance data.

As a governing body, we absolutely support each of our academies in their vision and ethos and try to bring our individual skills to support them in serving the local community and helping all our learners to be the best they can be.

Trust structure and governors

 

Members
Thérèse Quincey Member
Bill Jordon Member
David Pearmain Member
Trustees
Lee Kirtley Chief Executive Officer
Thérèse Quincey Chair
Ray Steele Trustee
Craig Hart Trustee
Lynne Ackland Trustee
Nickela Nichol Trustee
Karim Sorour Trustee
David Smith Trustee
Abi Kelly Trustee
Ian Kershaw Adviser
Tony McPhillips Adviser
Kevin McDermid Adviser
Standards Committee
Lee Kirtley Chief Executive Officer
Thérèse Quincey Chair
Lynne Ackland Trustee
Nickela Nichol Trustee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Lee Kirtley Chief Executive Officer
Craig Hart Chair
Thérèse Quincey Trustee
Ray Steele Trustee
David Smith Trustee
Ian Kershaw Adviser
Kevin McDermid Adviser
Advisers
Ian Grayson Trust Estates Manager
Jo-anne Jackowiak Director of HR
Vicky Robinson Director of Finance
Sinead Green Principal of Kenton School
Val Wigham Principal of Studio West
Kenton School Governors
Lee Kirtley Chief Executive Officer
Lynne Ackland Chair
Stephen Lambert Community and Co-opted Governor
Abi Kelly Community and Co-opted Governor
Elaine Boardman Community and Co-opted Governor
Rachael Cleary Community and Co-opted Governor
Jill Jones Vice Chair
Tracey Atkinson Parent Governor
Daniel Monk Parent Governor
Emma Snaith Parent Governor
Elaine Hall Staff Governor
Advisers
Richard Devlin Vice Principal
Noel Stoddart Vice Principal
Claire Gibson Vice Principal
Stephen Ord Assistant Principal
Ross Scherer Assistant Principal
Sarah Rice Assistant Principal
James Robinson Assistant Principal
Rob Carradice Assistant Principal
Studio West Governors
Lee Kirtley Chief Executive Officer
David Smith Chair
Vacancy Community and Co-opted Governor
Catherine Boland Community and Co-opted Governor
Julia Smith Vice Chair
Nickela Nichol Parent Governor
Sue Huntley Staff Governor
Val Wigham Principal