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Academy Committee
The Academy Committee is part of a wider governance structure within the Inspiration Trust. Further details of roles and responsibilities can be found in the governance section of the Inspiration Trust website. Term of office is 4 years.
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Academic year 2024-25
| Full Name | AC role | Interests | Date of Apt | Date Stepped Down | Appointed by: | Meeting Attendance |
| Heather Madsen | Chair of the Academy Committee | Headteacher, Red Oak Primary, commenced 1/1/3 Hub Lead, PTI Improvement Project, commenced 1/1/19 Chair, South Lowestoft Headteacher Network, commenced 1/1/17 Partnership Coordinator for Lowestoft South Partnership, The Ogden Trust, commenced 1/1/20 Academy Improvement Lead, Active Learning Trust, commenced 1/1/23 Employee, Active Learning Trust, commenced 1/1/14 | 8/12/18 (re-appointed on 21/1/24) | 31/12/24 | Trust Board | |
| Dr Timothy Coulson | Chair of the Academy Committee | Trustee, St. Alban’s Diocesan Board of Finance, commenced 27/11/23 Director, Education Development Trust, commenced 31/5/23 Director, Unity Schools Partnership Education Ltd, commenced 1/7/17 Trustee, The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, commenced 1/9/19 Director, Unity Education, commenced 1/7/20 Chair, Norwich Opportunity Area Partnership Board, commenced 1/9/17 Member, Children’s Commissioner Advisory Board, commenced 20/9/21 National MAT Leader, Whole School SEND, commenced 1/9/22 Trustee, Brooke Weston Trust, commenced 31/5/23 Chair, Schools' Wellbeing Partnership, 9/11/22 Trustee, The Hoddeson School Trust, commenced 24/9/23 | 1/1/25 (appointed as an AC member on 1/9/24) | Trust Board | ||
| Peter Seadon | Academy Committee Member | Vice Principal, Thetford Academy, commenced 1/9/11 | 16/1/20 (re-appointed on 16/1/24) | 31/12/24 | Trust Board | |
| Daniel Tugwell | Academy Committee Member | SENDCO, Jane Austen College, commenced 1/9/24 | 5/11/21 | - | Trust Board | |
| Mark Placito | Academy Committee Member | No interests declared | 9/3/2023 | 4/11/24
| Trust Board | |
| Claire Munnings | Parent Academy Committee Member | Supplier, Harlequin Services, commenced TBC | 1/12/2022 | - | Elected by parents | |
| Lady Lara Somerleyton | Academy Committee Member | No interests declared | 07/02/24 | - | Trust Board | |
| Richard Corden | Parent Academy Committee Member | No interests declared | 15/4/24 | - | Elected by parents |
Academic year 2023-24
| Full Name | AC role | Interests | Date of Apt | Date Stepped Down | Appointed by: | Meeting Attendance |
| Heather Madsen | Chair of the Academy Committee | Headteacher, Red Oak Primary Trustee, Inspiration Trust Board of Trustees Hub Lead, PTI Improvement Project Chair, South Lowestoft Headteacher Network Partnership Coordinator for Lowestoft South Partnership, The Ogden Trust Employee and Academy Improvement Lead, Active Learning Trust | 8/12/18 (re-appointed on 21/1/24) | - | Trust Board | 3 of 3 |
| Peter Seadon | Academy Committee Member | Vice Principal, Thetford Academy | 16/1/20 (re-appointed on 16/1/24) | - | Trust Board | 3 of 3 |
| Daniel Tugwell | Academy Committee Member | Teacher and SENCO, Jane Austen College | 5/11/21 | - | Trust Board | 3 of 3 |
| Mark Placito | Academy Committee Member | - | 9/3/2023 | - | Trust Board | 3 of 3 |
| Lisa Taylor | Parent Academy Committee Member | Parent Governor, Evolution Trust - Elm Tree Primary Clerk to Governors, Ormiston Academies Trust Company Director, CJW Building and Plumbing Services Ltd. | 1/12/2022 | 31/1/2024 | Elected by parents | 1 of 3 |
| Claire Munnings | Parent Academy Committee Member | Supplier, Harlequin Services | 1/12/2022 | - | Elected by parents | 3 of 3 |
| Lady Lara Somerleyton | Academy Committee Member | - | 07/02/24 | - | Trust Board | 0 of 1 |
| Richard Corden | Parent Academy Committee Member | - | 15/4/24 | - | Elected by parents |
