Our Members and Trustees
Members
Members are the guardians of the trust’s constitution and they have a similar role to a shareholder of a company limited by shares. They;
- Are subscribers to the Memorandum of Association (founding members only)
- Can amend the Articles of Association
- Appoint and remove Members
- Appoint and remove Trustees
- Issue direction to Trustees
- Appoint the trust’s external auditors
- Change the company’s name, wind up the company
(Subject to restrictions and Special Resolutions)
Members of the Trust
|
Name |
Appointed by |
Term of Office |
Business and Pecuniary Interests |
| Ben Hutchings | Original (Signatory) Member | 06/07/2016 | Business owner of Minis Childcare LtdMillennium Minis LtdMaritime Minis Ltd Trustee - Roebucks Rugby Academy |
| Maria Nash | Appointed by Members | 10/01/2018 | None |
| Anna Thompson | Appointed by Members | 10/01/2018 | None |
| Eben Groenewald | Appointed by Members | 15/12/2020 | Employed by Reach2 Academy Trust Governor at Kelvin Grove Primary School |
| Martin Myers | Appointed by Members | 16/12/2021 | Employed by Department of Education |
Members who have served within the last 12 months
|
Name |
Appointed By |
Term of Office |
Business and Pecuniary Interests |
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N/A |
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Trustees
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
| Name | Role | Term of Office | Business and Pecuniary Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sarah Armstrong-Taylor |
Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee |
17/12/2019 - 16/12/2023 Appointed by Trustees (Co-opted) |
None |
|
Tiffany Beck |
Chair of Trustees |
06/07/2020 - 05/07/2024 Appointed by Members |
Employed by PLMR as Communications, PR and Public Affairs Ambition Institute, Education Charity - Consults on 0-2 trust diagnostic reviews per year |
|
Astrid Korin |
Chair of Standards and Achievement Committee |
06/07/2020 - 05/07/2024 Appointed by Members |
Employed by Education Development Trust as Head of Consultancy Delivery |
|
Louise Obi-Drake |
08/04/2020 - 07/04/2024 Appointed by Trustees (Co-opted) |
Employed by Clore Social Leadership (Charity) Consultant for The Anne Frank Trust (Charity) |
|
|
Nick Osborne |
CEO and Accounting Officer |
06/07/2016 Ex-officio by virtue of office (CEO) |
Governor at Hurstmere Schools |
|
Name |
Term of Office |
Business and Pecuniary Interests |
|
Tom Campbell |
22/09/2020 - 21/09/2024 Resigned 01/09/2022 Appointed by trustees (Co-opted) |
Employed by Greenwood Academies Trust Non-executive Director of SDPA (non-profit school improvement agency) |
|
David Cockcroft |
18/10/2018- 17/10/2022 Resigned 01/09/2022 Appointed by Trustees (Co-Opted) |
Owner of Blackrose Equity Management |
|
Tom Gilliford |
06/07/2020 - 05/07/2024 Resigned 31/08/2022 Appointed by Members |
None |
Contact Us
Chair of Trustees, Tiffany Beck at tbeck@matoffice.org
Governance Professional Lead, Sarah Phillipson at s.phillipson@matoffice.org