Trust Governance and Executive Leadership
MEMBERS
|
Name |
Date of First Appointment |
Business / Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
|
Patricia Dutton (Chair of Trust) |
01 February 2014 |
Self-employed Education Consultant |
None |
|
Joanne Turnbull |
04 April 2019 |
Member of CMI |
None |
|
Jon Lovatt |
11 December 2024 |
C.E.O Societas Trust |
None |
TRUSTEES
|
Name |
Date of Appointment |
End of Term |
Business/ Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
Member of Following Committees |
Meetings 2024-2025 |
|
|
Meeting Attended |
Out of Possible |
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|
Graham Stephenson CEO (Ex-Officio) / Director |
01 February 2014 |
Ongoing |
Member of ACSL |
None declared |
CEO Attends all Committees |
13 |
14 |
|
Patricia Dutton Director & Member |
01 February 2014 |
04 October 2028 |
Self-employed Education Consultant |
None declared |
Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management |
11 |
14 |
|
Neil Macknight Co-Opted Director |
16 July 2019 |
16 July 2027
|
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB Trustee at Philadelphia Cricket Club Member of Institute of Health and Social Care Management Member of UNISON Elected member of Sunderland City Council |
None declared |
Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management |
11 |
14 |
|
Clare Seccombe Co-Opted Director |
09 December 2020 |
08 December 2024 |
Owner of Ideas Education Ltd Member of Association for Language Learning Governor at Usworth Colliery Primary School Husband owner of Gadcap Ltd |
None Declared |
Board of Trustees |
0 |
5 |
|
Phil Gilmore Co-Opted Director |
19 October 2021 |
18 October 2025 |
Employed in the Banking Sector |
None Declared |
Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management |
12 |
14 |
|
Paul Hickman Director |
31 October 2022 |
30 October 2026 |
Employed in Banking Sector |
None Declared |
Board of Trustees |
8 |
13 |
|
Alison Lazenby Co-Opted Director |
07 April 2025 |
06 April 2029 |
CEO Together Learning Partnership |
None Declared | Board of Trustees | 4 |
4 |
|
Lee Kirtley Co-opted Director |
01 September 2025 |
31 August 2029 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
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Historical Governance
| Members | Trustees |
| Craig Gill - resigned February 2018 | Dawn Shearsmith (Appointed) – resigned October 2017 |
| Ian Green - resigned December 2018 | Craig Gill (Parent) – resigned February 2018 |
| Neil MacKnight - resigned July 2019 | Jackie Moran (Staff) – resigned January 2018 |
| James Crawford Westwater - resigned June 2020 | Sarah Morrison (Staff) – resigned January 2018 |
| Rachel Orr - resigned 6th December 2023 | John Thompson (Appointed) – resigned January 2018 |
| Christopher Campbell - resigned 11th December 2024 | Susan Morgan (Appointed) – resigned February 2018 |
| Susan Edgar - resigned September 2025 | John Walvin (Appointed) – resigned November 2018 |
| James Crawford Westwater (Appointed) – resigned June 2020 | |
| Janet Foster (Appointed) - end of term May 2022 | |
| Julie Milner (Appointed) - resigned July 2022 | |
| Andrew Wake (Appointed) - resigned November 2022 | |
| Claire Seccombe (Appointed) - end of term December 2024 | |
| Craig Gill (Appointed) - resigned April 2025 |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Governance Handbook 2020.pdf | Download |
| Governance within AHAT.pdf | Download |
| AHAT Terms of reference - Financial responsibilities.pdf | Download |
| Local governing committees - Delegated decision making.pdf | Download |
| AHAT Curriculum Challange - Terms of Reference 2022-2024.pdf | Download |
| Govenors Code of Conduct 2022 - 2023.pdf | Download |