The members board are guardians of the governance of the trust. They hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust but have a minimal role in the actual running of the trust. It is the trustee board, not the members, who are the organisation’s key decision makers. While members have no day-to-day or week-to-week role in running the company, a key responsibility is the appointment/removal of Trustees/Directors.
| Name | Appointed by | From |
|---|---|---|
| Carole Samantha Twiselton | Appointed by academy members | 11 November 2020 |
| Matthew James Stewart | Appointed by academy members | 11 December 2019 |
| Stephen Edmonds | Appointed by GB/board | 1 April 2017 |
| Stewart Olsen | Appointed by academy members | 22 April 2022 |
Trustees are both company directors and charity trustees as the MAT has the legal status of both company and charitable trust. The Trustees/Directors set the strategic direction of the trust, hold senior school leadership to account and oversee the trust's financial performance. The Trustees undertake 4 full board meetings per year and 9 committee meetings. They are responsible for overall strategy, cross trust scrutiny, overall accountability, determining the schemes of delegation, pay and remuneration structure and Governance Appointments.
Chair of Directors: P Hagan Co-Vice Chairs of Directors: M Flett and R Carpenter
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hagan | Appointed by academy members | 11 October 2023 |
10 October 2027 |
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Blount |
Appointed by academy members |
8 March 2025 | 7 March 2029 |
| Carol-Ann Swift | Appointed by academy members | 24 May 2025 | 23 May 2029 |
| Gary Rodgers | Appointed by GB/board | 7 June 2023 | 6 June 2027 |
| Melissa Flett | Appointed by academy members | 24 May 2025 | 23 May 2029 |
| Richard Brown | Appointed by academy members | 24 May 2025 | 23 May 2029 |
| Robert Alexander Hugh Stephenson | Appointed by academy members | 2 December 2021 | 1 December 2025 |
| Robert John Carpenter | Appointed by academy members | 13 October 2021 | 12 October 2025 |
| Fr Stephen Edmonds | Appointed by academy members | 8 March 2025 | 7 March 2029 |
| Vivienne Trask-Hall | Appointed by academy members | 21 April 2025 | 20 April 2029 |
| David Love | Appointed by academy members | 11 December 2024 | 10 December 2028 |
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Wood | Appointed by academy members | 24 May 2021 | 23 October 2024 |
| Isabel Katy Drylie | Appointed by academy members | 12 March 2021 | 6 November 2024 |
Directors/Trustees Committees
The committees which strategically drive and monitor standards across the Trust
Audit & Risk Committee
Reports to the board on the adequacy of the trust's internal control framework (non-financial controls and management of risks) Oversees and approve the trust's programme of internal scrutiny. Ensures that risks are being addressed appropriately through internal scrutiny and risk management.
Chair of Committee: D Love MBE
Finance & Operations Committee
Reports to the board on the adequacy of the Trust's Financial controls and management. Oversees Trust funding, budgeting and spending, Asset Management, Premises Development and Management, Personnel and External Audits.
Chair of Committee: R. Stephenson
Education & Standards Committee
Responsible for overseeing the quality of education standards in all our academies. Monitors the work of the academies within the trust and supports the work of the LGB in holding their academies to account to deliver school improvement.
Chair of Committee: R. Carpenter
Academy Local Governing Boards
The role of the Local Governing Board is to provide focused governance for each academy, at a local level. In line with the scheme of delegation, the Local Governing Board holds the academy to account for performance, management of approved budget, financial spend, education standards, health and safety, academy risk, application of Trust policies, approval of academy policies, pupil performance and achievement.
Local Governing Board Chairs are as follows:
Bentley High Street Primary School - Chair of Governors: D Hall
Carr Lodge Academy - Chair of Governors: C Lambert
Edlington Victoria Academy - Chair of Governors: G Tinkler
Hall Cross Academy - Chair of Governors: D Williams
Hill Top Academy - Chair of Governors: K Binks
Rosedale Primary School - Chair of Governors: C Lambert
Sandringham Primary School - Chair of Governors: M Blount
Sheep Dip Lane Academy - Chair of Governors: C Lambert
Willow Primary School - Chair of Governors: E Churchwood
The Mallard Academy currently has an Interim Education Improvement Board (IEIB) in which the Chair is: R.Brown
Local Committees
The Full Local Governing Board of each academy meet 3 times per year and also have 3 committees feeding into them that also meet 3 times a year.
These committees will consist of governors from the Governing Board and are as follows:
In addition to the committees listed above, the Governing Board also has the following committee that meets within the academic year: