Board of Trustees
How it works
Each Trustee is a Director of the Academy Trust and a charity trustee. The Trustees are responsible for the governance and supervision of the Academy Trust, its committees, including the Academy Councils and the Central Executive Team. The Trustees have a number of duties and responsibilities relating to the management of the Academy Trust and its finances. At the end of this page you can download the committee structure.
In summary the Board of Trustees are responsible for:
- establishing the vision, mission and values for the Academy Trust
- carrying on the Academy Trust in accordance with the objectives of the Academy Trust as set out in the Articles for safeguarding the assets of the Academy Trust
- designing strategy and structure for the operation of the Academy Trust
- the delegation of running the Academies and directing the education, pastoral care, financial and other polices of the Academies to the CEO in accordance with the Articles and the Funding Agreements (including the Handbook)
- ensuring sound management and administration of the Academy Trust, and ensuring that managers are equipped with the relevant skills and guidance
- financial controls and the financial management of the Academy Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Handbook, which sets out in detail provisions for the financial management of each Academy including guidance on financial systems and controls and accounting and reporting requirements
- setting standards of conduct and values, monitoring performance and the achievement of objectives and ensuring that plans for improvement are acted upon
- risk managements, that is identifying, quantifying and devising systems to minimise the major risk affecting the Academy Trust
- ensuring the Academy Trust and the Academies are conducted in compliance with the general law
Our trustees
Stephen Bradshaw
Appointed: 16 May 2022
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Interim CEO
Jen Southall
Appointed: 01 September 2021
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee and CEO
Julie Atherton (Currently on sabbatical)
Appointed: 28 November 2017
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Eileen Flynn
Appointed: 15 September 2016
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Ray Moorcroft
Appointed: 15 September 2016
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Andrea Wills
Appointed: 1 September 2017
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Gus Grimshaw
Appointed: 01 April 2019
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Toby Kempster
Appointed: 01 April 2019
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Helen Bond
Appointed: 03 June 2021
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Avril Marshall
Appointed: 04 August 2021
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Paula Young
Appointed: 04 August 2021
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
Lucia Quattrone
Appointed: 17 January 2022
Appointed by: GB/board
Role: Trustee
All Trustees are appointed for a four year period.
Company number - 10377760