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The Trust Board

The Members Board 

Peter Winter
Alison Sherman
Julia Callaghan
Simon Pierce

The Trust Board
Paul Willerton Peter Winter Nicola Kearney Nick Gribben

Principal Sponsor Trustee Co-opted Trustee Sponsor Trustee
       
Joanne Davies Gordon Pennington Julie Powell Tim Long

Local Authority
Trustee
Co-opted Trustee Sponsor Trustee Co-opted Trustee
       
Amanda Wardell Julie Heap    

     
Parent Trustee Sponsor Trustee    

The Trust Board comprises of 10 Trustees as detailed below:

Name Category Date of Appointment Committee Membership Details

Paul Willerton
(Principal)

Principal and Trustee

September 2020

Standards & Curriculum/Finance & HR 

Nick Gribben

Sponsor Trustee

July 2013

Standards & Curriculum

Gordon Pennington

Co-opted Trustee

May 2015

Finance and HR (Chair)

Amanda Wardell

Parent Trustee

June 2022

Standards & Curriculum
Julie Heap Sponsor Trustee December 2023  

Jo Davies

Local Authority Trustee

November 2015

Standards & Curriculum/Finance & HR

Peter Winter
(Trust Board Chair)

Sponsor Trustee

May 2015

Standards & Curriculum/Finance & HR

Julie Powell

Sponsor Trustee

June 2020

Finance & HR

Tim Long

Co-opted Trustee

June 2021

Standards & Curriculum

Nicola Kearney

Co-opted Trustee

 October 2019

Standards & Curriculum (Chair)

Trustees who have left the Trust Board in the last 12 months

    Date of Appointment End Date

Victoria Smith

Sponsor Trustee

June 2022

27 November 2023

Trust Board Summary from academic year: 2022/2023 
Governor Meetings Attended Out of a Possible

Mr P Willerton

4

4

Mr N Gribben

3

4

Mr G Pennington

4

4

Mrs V Smith

2

3

Mr P Winter

3

4

Mrs A Wardell

2

4

Mrs J Powell

3

4

Mrs N Kearney

3

4

Mr T Long

2

4

Mrs J Davies

1

4

Finance and HR Committee:

Governor Meetings Attended Out of a Possible
Mr P Winter 4 4
Mr G Pennington 4 4
Mr P Willerton 3 4
Mrs V Smith 2 2
Mrs A Wardell 2 2
Mrs J Powell 4 4

Standards and Curriculum Committee:

Governor Meetings Attended Out of a Possible
Mr P Winter  4 4
Mr N Gribben 3 4
Mr P Willerton 4 4
Mrs J Davies 3 4
Mrs N Kearney 4 4
Mr T Long 4 4
Mrs V Smith 3 3
Mrs A Wardell 2 3

The Sutton Academy Constitution of Trustees:

Up to 9 Sponsor Trustees appointed by the Academy Sponsor/Members Total
Peter Winter 1
Nick Gribben 1
Julie Powell 1
Julie Heap 1
Up to 5 Co-opted Trustees appointed by Trustees Total
Nicola Kearney 1
Gordon Pennington 1
Tim Long 1
1 Parent Trustee elected by parents of registered students at the Academy Total
Amanda Wardell 1
1 Trustee appointed by the Local Authority Total
Jo Davies 1
The Principal - is a Trustee due to his role as Principal (ex-officio: by right of office) Total
Paul Willerton 1

The Sutton Academy Constitution of Members:

The Sponsor Total
Simon Pierce 1
Up to 4 Trustees appointed by the Sponsor Total
Julia Callaghan 1
The Chair of Trustees Total
Peter Winter 1
Trustees appointed by Members Total
Alison Sherman 1

 

 Any previous minutes are available from the Clerk.