Governance/Legal
AIM HIGH ACADEMY TRUST IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Aim High Academy Trust Board has respected members of the local community from different sectors, including education, business, faith and local government.
Academy Trust Members
- A charitable Limited Liability Company
- Responsible for the Objects of the Company
Governance Structure
The Directors
- Receive delegated responsibility on behalf of the Members to run the academies
- Standards
- Policies
- Monitoring
- Finances
- Can set up committees with delegated powers (in addition to Local Governing Bodies)
The Local Governing Body
- The Local Governing Body is focused upon the individual school contexts, monitoring standards and achievement and their local community needs and aspirations.
- Helping in setting strategic priorities and plans
- Role in monitoring standards and achievement within the school
- Ensuring Trust policies are implemented
- Engaging with all stakeholders to improve outcomes
- Supporting and positively challenging practices within the school
- Level of delegation to the Local Governing Body will vary according to whether the school is performing well or not
- Can put in place sub-committees
MEMBERS
|
Name |
Date of First Appointment |
Term Ends |
Business / Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
|
Patricia Dutton (Chair of Trust) |
01 February 2014 |
02 October 2024 |
Self-employed Education Consultant |
None |
|
Susan Edgar |
16 May 2016 |
15 May 2024 |
University of Sunderland |
None |
|
Joanne Turnbull |
04 April 2019 |
03 April 2023 |
None |
None |
|
Rachel Orr
|
17 September 2019 |
16 September 2023 |
Teach First Charity |
None |
|
Christopher Campbell |
05 October 2020 |
04 October 2024 |
Self-employed Education Consultant |
None |
Previous Members:
Craig Gill – resigned February 2018
Ian Green – resigned December 2018
Neil MacKnight – resigned July 2019
James Crawford Westwater – resigned June 2020
TRUSTEES
|
Name |
Date Of Appointment |
End of Term |
Business/ Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
Member of Following Committees |
Meetings 2019-2020 |
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Trust Meetings |
Finance |
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Attended |
Scheduled |
Attended |
Scheduled |
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Graham Stephenson CEO (Ex-Officio) |
01 February 2014 |
31 January 2018 |
None declared |
None declared |
CEO Attends all Committees |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
|
Patricia Dutton (Chair of Trust) |
01 February 2014 |
31 January 2018 |
Self-employed Education Consultant |
None declared |
Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
|
Julie Milner (Vice Chair of Trust) |
13 June 2016 |
12 June 2020 |
None declared |
None declared |
Board of Trustees, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management, Finance, Audit & General Purposes
|
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
|
Janet Foster (Appointed) |
22 May 2018 |
21 May 2022 |
None declared |
None declared |
Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
|
Neil Macknight (Appointed) |
16 July 2019 |
15 July 2023 |
Elected member of Sunderland City Council |
None declared |
Board of Trustees |
2 |
6 |
N/A | N/A |
|
Andrew Wake (Appointed)
|
16 July 2019 |
15 July 2023 |
Board of Trustees |
3 |
6 |
N/A | N/A | ||
|
Clare Seccombe (Appointed) |
09 December 2020 |
08 December 2024 |
Ideas Education Ltd and member of Primary Languages SIG Council |
None Declared |
Board of Trustees |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
The Following are no longer Trustees:
Dawn Shearsmith (Appointed) – resigned October 2017
Craig Gill (Parent) – resigned February 2018
Jackie Moran (Staff) – resigned January 2018
Sarah Morrison (Staff) – resigned January 2018
John Thompson (Appointed) – resigned January 2018
Susan Morgan (Appointed) – resigned February 2018
John Walvin (Appointed) – resigned November 2018
James Crawford Westwater (Appointed) – resigned June 2020
DUBMIRE LOCAL GOVERNING COMMITTEE
|
Name (and Category) |
Date of First Appointment |
Term Ends |
Business / Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
Meetings 2019-2020 |
|
|
Meetings Attended |
Out of Possible |
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Emma Jarvis (Headteacher) |
01 September 2019 |
31 August 2029 |
None |
None |
4 |
5 |
|
Peter Brown (Chair) |
10 March 2016 (Co-opted) |
09 March 2024 |
HMRC |
Wife – TA/HLTA |
4 |
5 |
|
Sue Wides (Vice Chair) |
03 October 2016 (Co-opted) |
02 October 2024 |
None |
None |
5 |
5 |
|
Kristofer Bushell (Co-opted Governor) |
14 December 2018 |
13 December 2022 |
2 |
5 |
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Christopher Milburn (Parent Governor) |
26 February 2018 |
25 February 2022 |
3 |
5 |
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Alison Miller (Staff Governor) |
25 January 2016 |
24 January 2024 |
None |
Sister – Cleaner |
5 |
5 |
|
Shaun Van-Lindon (Co-opted Governor) |
26 June 2017 |
25 June 2021 |
1 |
5 |
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Chris Cowie(Co-opted Governor) |
05 February 2019 |
04 February 2023 |
None |
None |
3 |
5 |
Local Governors who resigned during 2019-2020:
Vicki Edwards (parent governor) resigned September 2020
GILLAS LANE LOCAL GOVERNING COMMITTEE
|
Name (and Category) |
Date of First Appointment |
Term Ends |
Business / Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
Meetings 2019-2020 |
|
|
Meetings Attended |
Out of Possible |
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|
Emma Monaghan (Head Teacher) |
01 September 2017 |
31 August 2027 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Julie Milner (Chair) |
01 September 2013 (Co-opted) |
02 October 2024 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Susan McCoy (Staff Governor) |
25 March 2014 |
05 October 2021 |
None |
None |
2 |
4 |
|
Victoria Baker (Parent Governor) |
03 October 2014 |
18 December 2023 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Jill Harrison (Parent Governor) |
13 October 2017 |
12 October 2021 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Ian Blair (Co-opted Governor) |
11 July 2018 |
10 October 2022 |
None |
None |
1 |
4 |
|
Lucy Sexton (Co-opted Governor) |
25 September 2018 |
24 September 2022 |
2 |
4 |
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Kevin Stoker (Parent Governor) |
20 November 2020 |
19 November 2024 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Local Governors who resigned during 2019-2020:
Daniel Dovey (parent governor) - resigned October 2019
NEWBOTTLE LOCAL GOVERNING COMMITTEE
|
Name (and Category) |
Date of First Appointment |
Term Ends |
Business / Pecuniary Interests |
Relationships within Organisation |
Meetings 2019-2020 |
|
|
Meetings Attended |
Out of Possible |
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Patricia Dutton (Chair)
|
03 October 2016 (Co-opted Governor)
|
11 October 2024 |
Self-employed Education consultant |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Claire Shield (Headteacher)
|
03 October 2016
|
01 October 2030 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Shaun Van-Lindon (Co-opted Governor)
|
03 October 2016
|
11 October 2024 |
Kepier Academy |
None |
3 |
4 |
|
Lesley Lee-Shield (Staff Governor)
|
15 December 2015
|
13 December 2023 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Philip Gilmore (Parent Governor)
|
14 November 2016
|
17 October 2022 |
None |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Christopher Hall (Co-opted Governor)
|
14 May 2018
|
13 May 2022 |
TASFL |
None |
3 |
4 |
|
Emma Burnip (Parent Governor)
|
15 October 2018
|
14 October 2022 |
Academy 360 & Fast Feet Football Academy |
None |
1 |
4 |
|
Dee Bloomfield (Parent Governor)
|
15 October 2018
|
14 October 2022 |
Director of Deemo, design & photography |
None |
4 |
4 |
|
Louise Hindmarch (Parent Governor)
|
27 November 2020
|
26 November 2024 |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
Local Governors who resigned during 2019-2020:
Daniel Thompson (parent governor) - resigned February 2020