Academy Committee

Term of office is 4 years.

 

2023 - 2024

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 

Sheila Oxtoby Chair of the Academy Committee Chief Executive Officer, Great Yarmouth Borough Council 2/3/23 - Trust Board  

John Stephens 

Academy Committee Member

Director, JS Music Services Ltd

Director of Music, Inspiration Trust 

Chairman, Great Yarmouth Twinning Association

Trustee, Cliff Park community church

1/9/17 (reappointed on 01/09/21)

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Trust Board

 

Ben Milner 

Academy Committee Member

Chair of University Technical College Norfolk governing body

Governor, Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation

1/10/19 (reappointed on 01/10/23)

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Trust Board

 
Kerrie Nichols Parent Academy Committee Member Teacher, Great Yarmouth Charter Academy 26/11/20 - Elected by parents  
Rebecca Bullough  Parent Academy Committee Member   27/4/21 - Elected by parents  
Alison Hughes Academy Committee Member Primary Director, Inspiration Trust   2/11/21 - Trust Board  
Richard Dolding Academy Committee Member Regional Director, Ormiston Academies Trust 17/3/22   Trust Board  
Richard Champeney Academy Committee Member Director of Careers and Outreach, Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form  26/04/22 14/11/23 Trust Board  
Michael Boon Academy Committee Member Chair, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board  
Arthur Hollis Academy Committee Member Trustee, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board

 

Jack Presland Academy Committee Member

Director, GLX Ltd 

Director, Murrells Ltd 

Director, Stokesby Barns Ltd

20/10/23   Trust Board  

2022 - 2023

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 

Gareth Stevens Chair of the Academy Committee

CEO & Accounting Officer, Inspiration Trust 

Trustee, Inspiration Trust 

Trustee, Star Academies

Director, Inspiration Services Ltd. (Dormant)

 18/12/21 - Trust Board  

John Stephens 

Academy Committee Member

Director, JS Music Services Ltd

Director of Music, Inspiration Trust 

Chairman, Great Yarmouth Twinning Association

Trustee, Cliff Park community church

1/9/17

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Trust Board

 

Ben Milner 

Academy Committee Member

Chair of University Technical College Norfolk governing body and Governor, Great Yarmouth Grammar Foundation

1/10/19

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Trust Board

 

Paul Shanks

Academy Committee Member

CEO, Eastern Multi-Academy Trust

Secretary, Docking Angling Club

17/11/20

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Trust Board

 
Kerrie Nichols Parent Academy Committee Member Teacher, Great Yarmouth Charter Academy 26/11/20 - Elected by parents  
Rebecca Bullough  Parent Academy Committee Member   27/4/21 - Elected by parents  
Alison Hughes Academy Committee Member Primary Director, Inspiration Trust   2/11/21 - Trust Board  
Richard Dolding Academy Committee Member Regional Director, Ormiston Academies Trust 17/3/22   Trust Board  
Richard Champeney Academy Committee Member Director of Careers and Outreach, Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form  26/04/22   Trust Board  
Michael Boon Academy Committee Member Chair, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board  
Arthur Hollis Academy Committee Member Trustee, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board  

 

The Academy Committee is part of a wider governance structure within the Inspiration Trust. Further details of roles and responsibilities can be found in the governance section of the Inspiration Trust website. 

Find out more about the Inspiration Trust's approach to governance