Our Members and Trustees are committed to #transforminglives. They give of their time and energy to oversee our work and take on a lot of responsibility.
We are always looking for others who may be interested in joining us as a Trustee (or a Member) – our mission will only be enhanced if we have more people involved in our governance from a wider variety of professional, social and cultural backgrounds. Please click here for more information on:
| Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Date Stepped Down | Declarations of Interests |
| Patricia Mary Beanland | 1 June 2016 | - | - | Chair of Governors at Moseley Secondary School since 2008 |
| Bernard Dickenson | 21 November 2016 | - | - | - |
| Matthew McDonagh | 18 January 2018 | - | - | Senior Quantity Surveyor at Kier Construction since 11/4/18. Director of MMcD Construction Ltd (construction consultancy) since 25/7/16 |
| Carl Edwards | 3 January 2019 | - | - | Owner of Executive Business Management Ltd (Management Consultancy) since September 2003 |
| Sharon Kelly | 14 February 2018 | 8 months | 16 October 2018 | Director of Education at Entrust Education Services (an education services provider) since April 2013 |
| Michael A Edwards | 18 February 2019 | 11 months | 3 January 2020 | Trustee at King Edward 6th Grammar School in Stratford upon Avon since April 2019 |
| Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Date Stepped Down | Term Expires | Appointed by | Declarations of Interests | Board Meetings Attended | Possible Board Meetings (2018-19) |
| Bernard Dickenson | 14 Nov 2016 | 4 years | - | 14 Nov 2020 | Founder Member Appointed | - | 6 | 6 |
| Patricia Mary Beanland | 22 Nov 2016 | 4 years | - | 22 Nov 2020 | Member Appointed | Chair of Governors at Moseley Secondary School since 2008 | 6 | 6 |
| David Trotman | 21 Mar 2017 | 4 years | - | 23 Mar 2021 | Co-opted by Board | Head of Subject Area and Professor of Education Policy at Newman University since 1995 and 2017 respectively | 3 | 6 |
| Margaret Wilson | 22 Feb 2018 | 4 years | - | 22 Feb 2022 | Member Appointed | Non-executive director of Pearson Education Ltd. Board member of Anglia Ruskin University. Thrive Partnership Academy. Director of Thrive Academy Trust since April 2018. Exec Head / Governor at James Hornsby School since Oct 2012. Deputy Lieutenant of Essex since Sept 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| Phillip Milligan | 1 Mar 2018 | 4 years | - | 1 Mar 2022 | Co-opted by Board | Director PK Health Consultants Ltd – Member of the panel for T-levels for the Institute of Apprenticeships since 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| Tom Clark CBE | 1 Nov 2018 | 4 years | - | 1 Nov 2022 | Member Appointed | Chair of the Advisory Board GovNet since 2016 – Trustee for foundation for Leadership in Education since 2017 – Trustee and Consultant at Pengreen Nursery Corby since 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| Simon Jones | 14 Feb 2019 | 4 years | - | 14 Feb 2023 | Member Appointed | Employee (Warwick Independent Schools Foundation) since 1 April 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| Alistair Milne | 19 Aug 2019 | 4 years | - | 19 Aug 2023 | Member Appointed | Founder and Director of Transformation through People since Nov 2018. Consultant with LIBF since June 2019. Trustee with Kenilworth MAT since July 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Elms | 16 March 2020 | 4 years | - | 16 March 2024 | Member Appointed | Wife (Samantha Elms) employed part-time by Trust | 0 | 0 |
| Michaela Jackson | 30 March 2020 | 4 years | - | 30 March 2024 | Member Appointed | Employee (Black Rock) since 10 January 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Priestley | 6 May 2020 | 4 years | - | 6 May 2024 | Co-opted by Board | CFO at Regen Holdings Ltd since August 2017 and CFO and statutory director at Axil Integrated Services Ltd and Regen Devco Ltd since March 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| William Schirmer | 25 Apr 2018 | 6 months | 23 Oct 2018 | - | Member Appointed | - | 1 | 2 |
| Gillian Empson | 16 Nov 2016 | 28 months | 29 Mar 2019 | - | Founder Member Appointed | - | 2 | 4 |
| Bernard Cook | 26 Jul 2017 | 27 months | 16 October 2019- | 26 Jul 2021 | Member Appointed | Director Frost’s Garden Centre Ltd. Chairman/advisor/shareholder Shipton and Co. Director Dartmouth Land Co. (Management Ltd). Partner The Smithy Partnership | 5 | 6 |
| Neil Lucas | 15 Feb 2018 | 21 months | 4 December 2019 | 15 Feb 2022 | Member Appointed | - | 4 | 6 |
| Committee | Position | Name |
| Audit and Risk Committee | Chair | Simon Jones |
| Member | Dave Trotman and Phillip Milligan | |
| Finance and Resources Committee | Chair (acting) | Bernard Dickenson |
| Member | Richard Elms Michaela Jackson and Richard Priestley | |
| Pay and People Performance Committee | Chair | Phillip Milligan |
| Member | Alistair Milne and Bernard Dickenson | |
| Standards and Outcomes Committee | Chair | Patricia Beanland |
| Member | Margaret Wilson Tom Clark Richard Elms and Michaela Jackson |
To view the academy committee attendance for 2018-19 click the academy name
| Academy | Position | Name |
| Beck Row Primary Academy | Chair | Lloyd Hughes |
| Vice Chair | Sarah Stevens | |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | Chair | Sara Burroughs |
| Vice Chair | David Hubbard | |
| Caldmore Primary Academy | Chair | Adele Fanshawe |
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| Great Heath Academy | Chair | Lloyd Hughes |
| Vice Chair | Sarah Stevens | |
| Iceni Academy | Chair | Rob Muir |
| Vice Chair | Seth Charlesworth | |
| Jubilee Academy Mossley | Chair | Cath Boneham |
| Vice Chair | Gary Smith | |
| Kingsmoor Academy | Chair | Patrick Toal |
| Vice Chair | Melanie Scull | |
| Mark Hall Academy | Chair | Ian Beckett |
| Vice Chair | Kerry Vidler | |
| Mildenhall College Academy | Chair | Ian Gray |
| Vice Chair | Rev. George Samiec | |
| North Walsall Primary Academy | Chair | Husna Begum |
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| Phoenix Academy | Chair | Pat Hunt |
| Vice Chair | David Brownsword | |
| Pool Hayes Academy | Chair | Jacqueline Thompson |
| Vice Chair | Lynne Williams | |
| Ravens Academy | Chair | Maria Sampson |
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| Star Academy Sandyford | Chair | Sue Finney |
| Vice Chair | Father Chris Routledge | |
| Sun Academy Bradwell | Chair | Sue Finney |
| Vice Chair | Father Chris Routledge | |
| Sutton Community Academy | Chair | Peter Crowe |
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| The Dukeries Academy | Chair | Gill Empson |
| Vice Chair | Margaret Staples | |
| The Hathaway Academy | Chair | Stephen Sweating |
| Vice Chair | Nick Trencher | |
| The Nicholas Hamond Academy | Chair | Brian Armitage |
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| The Queen Elizabeth Academy | Chair | Ann Webb |
| Vice Chair | Ted Walker | |
| Westbourne Academy | Chair | Caroline Rayner |
| Vice Chair | Michelle Taylor | |
| ATT Further Education | Chair | Martin Rigley MBE |
| Pete Edwards | Vice Chair |
Debbie Clinton, Appointed 13/9/18, Declarations of Interests – Director and Co Secretary of The Mitre (Glaisdale) Mgmt Ltd (a property management company) since Aug 2017. Education Advisory Board Member for GovNet (events management company) August 2015.