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Governance
51³Ô¹ÏÍøis a multi-academy trust which was established on 1st September 2010. Its constitution is set out in the Articles of Association and this is shared with individual academies via the Scheme of Delegation. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøhave, through the Scheme of Delegation, established Local Governing Bodies for each of the Academies.
The Members protect our Charitable and Educational objectives, including the ethos of the Trust. They appoint the Trustees to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBoard, and hold annual and extraordinary general meetings.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøMembers are: Raymond Vooght, Matthew Wilson, Fiona Tolmie, John Acland-Hood and The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited, represented by Quentin Roper.
For further details including Declarations of Business Interests, please select the sections below for Trustees and Members.
The legal powers and responsibilities of the Trust are held with the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBoard Trustees, who are accountable to the Department for Education.
We have a strong Board, with a healthy balance of corporate and educational professionals, who are each able to bring different perspectives and ideas to the table. As a group, the Board sets the overall strategic direction of the Trust.
They scrutinise, challenge and support our educational and operational performance data, stability and emerging risks and opportunities. The Board delegates certain powers and duties to our Local Governing Bodies.
We have a healthy balance of corporate and educational professionals who are each able to bring different perspectives and ideas to the table.
Human Resources Committee
The Human Resources Committee (previously named Remuneration and Nominations Committee) is a committee of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBoard. The Board has established the Committee to support it in its responsibilities for ensuring the highest standards of corporate governance in the remuneration and succession planning of the Chief Executive (CEO) and Senior Managers of TKAT, and oversee people, inclusion and culture strategies. Meetings are held four times a year.
Members: Mrs G Bagley, Mr S Judge, Mrs K Poulton, Miss C Robins OBE, Dr K Roberts.
Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee is a committee of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBoard. The Board has established the Committee to support it in the discharge of its responsibilities for financial systems, operational controls, governance and risk, including health and safety, at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøand all its academies.
Members: Mr M Swyny (Chair of Committee), Mrs G Bagley, Mr S Box, Mr S Judge
Finance and Sustainability Committee
The Finance and Sustainability Committee (previously named Finance Committee) is a Committee of the Board of TKAT. The Finance Committee meet at least three times a year. The Board has established the Committee to support it in the discharge of its responsibilities for financial scrutiny and oversight at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøand all its academies.
Members: Mr P Baines (Chair of Committee), Mr M Swyny, Miss C Robins OBE, Dr K Roberts
Education Committee
The Education Committee (previously named the Performance and Risk Committee) is a Committee of the Board of TKAT. Meetings are held at regular intervals at least four times a year. The Board has established the Committee to support it in the discharge of its responsibilities to provide a high standard of education and duty of care to every student in its academies within available resources.
Members: Mr S Judge (Chair of Committee), all Trustees take part in this committee.
Link Trustees
The following Trustees have been appointed to link roles:
- Safeguarding - Mark Swyny
- Whistleblowing - Gaenor Bagley
- SEN - Claire Robins OBE
Our Local Governing Bodies know their schools well and provide Trustees with an independent local voice. They combine a passion to make a difference, with common sense, and a unique perspective. This means their challenge and support compliments how the Board holds schools to account. They have the flexibility to structure and organise themselves in ways that best benefit their community and stakeholders.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBoard has delegated 4 key responsibilities to Local Governing Bodies:
- Represent the Academy’s local community and stakeholders by ensuring that the Academy’s policies and practice meet the community’s needs. This includes ensuring appropriate and effective parent engagement and communication.
- Ensure that the Academy’s long term vision reflects the needs of its community beyond current postholders and is in line with TKAT’s vision and values.
- Support Directors of Education to improve Academy outcomes.
- Support the school’s Senior Leadership Team to ensure staffing is efficient and effective.
The Local Governing Body of each of the Academies is responsible for fulfilling the strategic and operational governance role in the conduct of the Academy.
Below you will find a list of all 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAcademies along with links to details on their Local Governing Body.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøPrimary Academies |
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Chair: Ciara Coppinger (interim) | |
Chair: Vanessa Ray | |
Chair: Roger Silk | |
Chair: Mike Jeffers | |
Chair: Mia Payne (interim) | |
Chair: Daniel Momah | |
Chair: Chris Westall | |
Chair: Helen Scothern | |
Chair: Natalie Willbourn | |
Chair: David Churchill | |
Chair: Matthew Childs | |
Chair: Georgina Glover | |
Chair: Jack Packman | |
Chair: Julia Fuller | |
Chair: Helen Seear | |
Chair: Joanne Alexander (interim) | |
Chair: Julian van Kan | |
Chair: Susan Manzi | |
Chair: Vanessa Ray (interim) | |
Chair: Andrew Jenkins | |
Chair: Kim Medhurst | |
Chair: Janine Wooster | |
Chair: Claire Summers | |
Chair: James Lillingston | |
Chair: Andrew Jenkins | |
Chair: Jeremy Woodley (interim) | |
Chair: Ann Woolfe (interim) | |
Chair: Ryan Sallows | |
Chair: Latha Parvataneni | |
Chair: Sharon Finegold | |
51³Ô¹ÏÍøSecondary Academies |
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Chair: Sven Latham (interim) | |
Chair: Jo Bailey | |
Chair: Andy Thompson | |
Chair: Sundeep Hothi | |
Chair: Dallas Alexandrou | |
Chair: Debbie Hick | |
Chair: Peter Travis | |
Chair: Catherine Shepherd (interim) | |
Chair: Helen Chalkley | |
Chair: Sian Brown | |
Chair: Dick Brown | |
Chair: Kathy Moon | |
Chair: Simon Foster | |
Chair: Charlie Chalaye | |
Chair: Natalie Willbourn |
Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Karen Roberts |
Trustee CEO Appointed by Trustees |
Board HR Committee |
100% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024: Member of Summit Learning Trust since 29th September 2020. no transactions with TKAT |
Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Gaenor Bagley Current term: Start: 16/03/17 |
Trustee Appointed by Trustees |
Chair of Trustees Board |
100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Baines Current term: Start: 16/03/17 |
Trustee Appointed by Trustees |
Vice Chair of Trustees Board Education Finance Committee (Chair) |
100% 100% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Simon Judge Current term: Start: 13/10/2020 |
Trustee Appointed by Members |
Board Audit HR Education |
100% 100% 100% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name |
Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 22/23) |
---|---|---|---|
Claire Robins OBE Current term: Start: 13/10/2020 |
Trustee Appointed by Members |
Board Education Finance HR (Chair) |
88% 83% 75% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Stephen Box Current term: Start: 14/11/2023 |
Trustee Appointed by Trustees |
Board Education Audit |
83% 100% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 22/23) |
---|---|---|---|
Karen Poulton Current term: Start: 5/12/2023 |
Trustee Appointed by Members |
Board Education HR |
83% 100% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Jonathan Fundrey Current term: Start: 12/11/2024 |
Trustee Appointed by Members |
Board Education Audit (Chair) Finance |
N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
- Member of Audit and Risk Committee, The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, since August 2022. - Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, NEBOSH, since November 2022. - No transactions with TKAT.
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Caroline Gardner Current term: Start: 07/11/2024 |
Trustee Appointed by Members |
Board Education Audit Finance |
N/A N/A N/A N/A |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Raymond Vooght Start: 17/08/2010 |
Member |
|
100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024: None |
Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
---|---|---|---|
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust represented by Quentin Roper Start: 19/12/2012 |
Diocesan Member |
|
100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024: For Quentin Roper:
The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Ltd (DCACL) controls the following educational institutions, none of which have transacted with TKAT.
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
---|---|---|---|
Matthew Wilson Start: 26/2/2022 |
Member |
|
100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
---|---|---|---|
John Acland-Hood Start: 7/11/2024 |
Member |
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N/A |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
---|---|---|---|
Fiona Tolmie Start: 7/11/2024 |
Member |
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N/A |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 22/23) |
---|---|---|---|
Claire Lee Start: 21/09/2015 |
Company Secretary |
|
100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2023:
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There have been no Trustee leavers during 2023/24
Name | Type | Responsibility | Attendence % (AC Year 23/24) |
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Mark Swyny Current term: Start: 13/10/2020 End: 31/10/2024 |
Trustee Appointed by Members |
Board Education Audit (Chair) Finance |
100% 100% 100% 100% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2024:
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Name | Type | Responsibility |
Attendence % |
---|---|---|---|
Sarah Jacobs Start: 13/9/2022 Left: 5/1/2024 |
Member |
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67% |
Declarations of Interest including transactions to 31st August 2023: |