Trustees

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:

  1. Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  2. Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
  4. 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

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 
LLP

Designated Member, Carbon Plus Capital LLP

Trustee, School Led Development Trust

2/3/21

(Elected as Chair 1/9/22)

- Ordinary resolution of members  
David Tibble 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  

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  
Gareth Stevens Trustee

CEO, Inspiration Trust

Trustee, Star Academies

Director, Inspiration Services Ltd (Dormant) 

1/3/21 - Ordinary resolution of members   

Kathryn Buscall

Trustee

Trustee, The Lindsell Foundation and Partner at Ken Hill Estate and Farm

18/12/21

-

Ordinary resolution of members   

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   
Lucy Churchill  Trustee Senior Associate, Birketts LLP 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, Rodway Stephens Ltd  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 
LLP

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 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