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Trustees are responsible for governing the Trust and directing how it is managed and run. Trustees must also ensure that the Trust complies with all legal and statutory requirements.
Trustees work together to carry out their core functions:
- Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
- Ensuring the voices of stakeholders are heard
In addition to their scheduled meetings the trustees regularly meet on special projects and to provide advice and guidance to the chief executive, principals, and other senior staff.
Academic year 2023-2024
| Name | Position | Relevant interests | Appointed | Left | Appointed by | Meeting attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Theodore Agnew | Chair of the Board of Trustees | Member, Inspiration Trust Committee Member, Inspiration Trust Audit & Risk Committee Trustee, The Public Interest Foundation LLP Designated Member, Ovington Operations LLP Director, Match the Cash Limited LLP Designated Member, Carbon Plus Capital LLP Director, School Led Development Trust Director, Markerstudy Group Holdings Limited Director, 16-20 Strutton Ground Management Co. Limited Director, UnHerd Limited Director, UnHerd Ventures Limited | 2/3/21 (Elected as Chair 1/9/22) | - | Ordinary resolution of members | |
| David Tibble OBE | Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees | Member, Inspiration Trust Trustee, Public Interest Foundation Director, Inspiration Services Ltd Member, Outwood Grange Academies Trust Director, Match the Cash Ltd Committee Member, Inspiration Trust Audit & Risk Committee | 14/8/12 (Elected as Vice-Chair 1/9/22) | - | Founding Trustee | |
| David Earnshaw CBE | Trustee | Member & Trustee, Outwood Grange Academies Trust Director, Outwood Grange Services Ltd Member, School Led Development Trust | 1/3/17 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | |
| Gareth Stevens | Trustee | CEO & Accounting Officer, Inspiration Trust Trustee, Star Academies Director, Inspiration Services Ltd (Dormant) | 1/3/21 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | |
| Kathryn Buscall | Trustee | - | 18/12/21 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | |
| Heather Madsen | Trustee | Headteacher, Red Oak Primary Chair, East Point Academy Committee Hub Lead, PTI Improvement Project Chair, South Lowestoft Headteacher Network Partnership Coordinator for Lowestoft South Partnership, The Ogden Trust Employee and Academy Improvement Lead, Active Learning Trust | 18/12/21 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | |
| Lucy Churchill | Trustee
| Senior Associate, Birketts LLP Committee member, Inspiration Trust audit & risk committee | 5/9/22 | - | Trustees (Co-opted) | |
| Elin De Zoete | Trustee | Director, ImpactEd Consulting Ltd Director, The Engagement Platform (TEP) Services Ltd Director, ImpactEd Group Ltd | 1/1/23 | - | Trustees (Co-opted) | |
| Michael Bradburn | Trustee | Director, Chignal Properties Limited Director, Chignal Building Ltd Director, Chignal Facilities Management Ltd Director, North Avenue Development Co Ltd Director, Fairfield Court Developments Ltd Director, Fairfield Holdings Ltd Director, Chignal Holdings Ltd Director, Avebury Road Management Ltd Director, Laburnum Property Co Ltd Director, Cherry Tree Mews (Colchester) Management Co Ltd Director, North Avenue Development Co (Two) Ltd Director, Saltmarsh Developments Ltd Director, North Avenue Development Co (Three) Ltd Director, Chignal Properties HoldCo Limited Director, Chignal Properties Dev Co One Limited Director, Chignal Properties Dev Co Two Ltd Director, North Avenue Development Co (Four) Ltd Director, Chignal Properties Dev Co Three Limited Director, IM&P Investments Ltd Director, Sudbury Number One Limited | 1/9/23 | - | Trustees (Co-opted) |
Academic year 2022-2023
| Name | Position | Relevant interests | Appointed | Left | Appointed by | Meeting attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Theodore Agnew | Chair of the Board of Trustees | Member, Inspiration Trust Trustee, Public Interest Foundation Director, National Institute of Teaching Part Owner, Farms in Norfolk & Suffolk LLP Designated Member, Ovington Operations LLP Director, Match The Cash Ltd Designated Member, Carbon Plus Capital LLP Trustee, School Led Development Trust | 2/3/21 (Elected as Chair 1/9/22) | - | Ordinary resolution of members | 6 of 6 |
| David Tibble OBE | Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees | Member, Inspiration Trust Trustee, Public Interest Foundation Trustee, Inclusion (2020) Trust Director, Inspiration Services Ltd Member, Outwood Grange Academies Trust Director, Sideways 6 Ltd Director, Match the Cash Ltd | 14/8/12 (Elected as Vice-Chair 1/9/22) | - | Founding Trustee | 6 of 6 |
| Professor Colin Diamond | Trustee | Director, McDiamond Solutions Director, McDiamond Property Member, Waverley MAT Birmingham Member, Amadeus MAT West Midlands Chair and Trustee, Compassionate Education Foundation Chair, West Somerset Opportunity Area Member, Liverpool LA Education Improvement Board | 14/12/18 | 30/09/22 | Ordinary resolution of members | 1 of 1 |
| David Earnshaw CBE | Trustee | Chairman, Outwood Grange Academies Trust Director, Outwood Grange Services Ltd; and Outwood Grange Education Member & Chairman, Falcon Education Academies Trust Chair of Members, National Institute of Teaching | 1/3/17 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | 4 of 6 |
| Gareth Stevens | Trustee | CEO, Inspiration Trust Trustee, Star Academies Director, Inspiration Services Ltd (Dormant) | 1/3/21 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | 6 of 6 |
| Kathryn Buscall | Trustee | Trustee, The Lindsell Foundation from 1/9/2022 Chair, Cromer Academy committee | 18/12/21 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | 4 of 6 |
| Heather Madsen | Trustee | Headteacher, Red Oak Primary Chair, East Point Academy Hub Lead, PTI Improvement Project Chair, South Lowestoft Headteachers Network Member, Ogden Trust Hub of Schools | 18/12/21 | - | Ordinary resolution of members | 3 of 6 |
| Lucy Churchill | Trustee | Senior Associate, Birketts LLP | 5/9/22 | - | Trustees (Co-opted) | 6 of 6 |
| Elin De Zoete | Trustee | Member of the Local Governing Body, Walthamstow Primary Academy Non-Executive Director, ImpactEd Group Trustee, The Together Project Consultant, RBU Partnership | 1/1/23 | - | Trustees (Co-opted) | 4 of 4 |