Board of Trustees
The trustee board has the following 3 strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction, by:
- Setting and ensuring clarity of vision, values, and objectives for the school(s)/trust
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability, by:
- Appointing the lead executive/headteacher (where delegated)
- Monitoring the educational performance of the school/s and progress towards
Agreed targets
- Performance managing the lead executive/headteacher (where delegated)
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self‐evaluation
Overseeing financial performance, by:
- Setting the budget
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed
A fourth key function is recognised:
Ensure that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard by:
- Gathering the views of pupils, parents and staff and reporting on the results.
- Reaching out to the school’s wider community and inviting them to play their part.
- Using the views of stakeholders to shape the school’s culture and the underpinning
strategy, policies and procedures.
| Trustees | Name & Length of Term | |
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Appointed by GB/board |
Mrs Pamela Hutchison (Chair of Trustees)
28/06/22 - 27/06/26 (2nd term)
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Appointed by GB/board |
Mrs Jeni Cheang (Trustee) 04/03/2022 - 03/03/2026 (2nd Term) |
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Appointed by GB/board |
Mrs Simone Davies (Trustee, Whistleblowing Trustee) 28/6/2018 – 27/6/2022 |
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Appointed by academy members |
Mr Ray Brooks (Trustee, Chair of the Assets and Personnel)
21/10/19 - 20/10/23
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Appointed by parents |
Claire Simmonds (Trustee, Co-Chair of the Curriculum and Monitoring Committee ) 14/11/2019 - 13/11/2023 |
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Appointed by Academy Members |
Mr Geoff Brand (Trustee, Co-Chair of the Curriculum and Monitoring Committee ) 29/01/2021 - 28/01/2025 |
| Awaiting Image |
Appointed by Academy Members |
Mr Tom Denham (Trustee) 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2025 |
| Awaiting Image | Appointed by Academy Members |
Mrs Joanne Sanchez-Thompson (Trustee) 07/09/2021 - 06/09/2025 |
| Awaiting Image | Appointed by Academy Members |
Mr David Pope MBE (Trustee) 22/09/2021 - 21/09/2025 |
| Awaiting Image | Appointed by Academy Members |
Mr Ignacio Bas Soria (Trustee) 09/05/2022 - 08/05/2026 |
| Awaiting Image | Appointed by parents |
Ms Susan Royse (Trustee) 28/05/2022 - 27/05/2026 |
| Awaiting Image | Appointed by parents |
Mr Alec Wadey (Trustee) 25/05/2022 - 24/05/2026 |
| Members | Name & length of Term | |
| Awaiting Image | Appointed by academy members |
Andrew Ayres (Member)
16/03/2020
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Appointed by academy Members |
Mrs Pamela Hutchison (Member)
18/03/2019
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Appointed by academy Members |
Mrs Debbie Clewes (Member)
01/01/2021
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| Awaiting Image | Appointed by academy Members |
Mark Gilbert (Member) 10.11.2021 |
The normal term of office for school Trustees is four years. However, Trustees are volunteers who can leave at any time and can similarly be re-appointed or re-elected. Please click https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137087#school-governance for details on the appointments of current and past Trustees.
If you have any questions for or wish to contact any of the Trustees, please email the Clerk to the Trustees - GovClerk@campion.northants.sch.uk