Governance
We are required to publish the following information:
• The structure and remit of the members, board of trustees, committees and local governing bodies.
• For each member serving at any point over the past 12 months, their full names, date of appointment, date they stepped down (where applicable), and relevant business and pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions.
• For each trustee and local governor serving at any point over the past 12 months, their full names, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down (where applicable), who appointed them, and relevant business and pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions. If the accounting officer is not a trustee, their business and pecuniary interests must still be published.
• For each trustee, their attendance records at board and committee meetings over the last academic year.
• For each local governor, their attendance records at local governing body meetings over the last academic year.
To request minutes of board or committee meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org
Register of Members of Aurora Academies Trust
Full Name | Category/Appointing Body | Date of appointment | Nature of interest |
|---|---|---|---|
Aurora Education Trust (AET) represented by Mr Ronald Jay Packard | Subscriber/Principal Sponsor
| 15/06/2012 (Represented by Ronald Packard since 11/12/2019)
| see record under "trustees" |
| Mr Antony Nathaniel Blaker QPM | Sponsor/Aurora Education Trust | 01/09/2023 | None declared |
Mr Geoff Paul Palmer
| Sponsor/Aurora Education Trust | 22/03/2017 | Governor at Cornfield School, Littlehampton Trustee of Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice Volunteer Maths Tutor, Action Tutoring |
Ms Julie Kapsalis | Sponsor/Aurora Education Trust
| 11/12/2019 | Director - North East Surrey College of Technology Trust CEO and board member - North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) Director – Nescot Enterprises Limited Chair - Coast to Capital LEP Trustee – Worthing Theatres & Museum |
Register of current Trustees and Associate Members
Full Name (Including title) | Category/ Appointing Body | Term of office | Date of appointment | Expiry | Interests | Board meetings attended in 2023/2024 |
Trustees | ||||||
Mrs Martha Burnige (chair)
| Sponsor, appointed by Aurora Education Trust | 4 years | 01/05/2023 | 30/04/2027 | Employed by Pansophic Learning UK Ltd (subsidiary of Pansophic Learning) Honorary Secretary of Educators' Trust Fund Freeman of City of London Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Educators Director and Company Secretary of Aurora Education Trust Director International School of Berne AG Board member iCademy Middle East Director International School of Berne Foundation | 5 out of 5 |
Mr Ronald Jay Packard (vice chair)
| Sponsor, appointed by Aurora Education Trust
| 4 years
| first appointed 31/07/2015 current term 01/08/2023
|
31/07/2027
| CEO of Pansophic Learning Board member of GoStudent | 5 out of 5 |
Mr Mark Quentin Brunet (Chair of Finance, Audit, Human Resources and Risk Committee) | Co-opted, appointed by board
| 4 years | 13/12/2018
Reappointed on 06/10/2022 for another term starting on 13/12/2022 |
12/12/2026 | Employed as Buildings officer, Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, Education Service. Freelance School Management Advisor. Trustee of Bishop Otter Academy Trust | 5 out of 5 |
| Mrs Naomi Eglington | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 08/06/2024 | 07/06/2028 | None declared | 1 out of 1 |
| Ms Charis Evans | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 21/06/2024 | 20/06/2028 | None declared | 1 out of 1 |
| Mrs Claire Lund-Conlon | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 24/05/2024 | 23/05/2027 | Governance roles at: Aviva Administration Ltd Aviva Management Services UK Ltd Suntrust Ltd Employment: Aviva plc | 1 out of 1 |
Mr Adam Nichols
| Sponsor, appointed by Aurora Education Trust | 4 years | 30/09/2020 | 29/09/2024 | Founder and CEO of Schole | 3 out of 5 |
| Mr Brett North | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 26/11/2019 | 25/11/2027 | Fellow of the Institute of Digital and Direct Marketing Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Executive Board Member of Gatwick Diamond Business Chair of Gatwick Diamond Promote Group Member of Institute of Project Management Chairman and Chief Executive of Gatwick Diamond Initiative Member of Institute of Directors Board member Crawley Innovation Centre Project Board | 5 out of 5 |
| Mr Stuart Reeves (Chair of Education, Standards and School Performance Committee) | Sponsor, appointed by Aurora Education Trust | 4 years | 14/12/2022 | 13/12/2026 | CEO of Tenterden Schools Trust | 4 out of 5 |
Ms Maria Andrea Ursula Szalay | Sponsor, appointed by Aurora Education Trust
| 4 years
| first appointed 31/07/2015 current term 01/08/2023
|
31/07/2027
| Employed by Pansophic Learning Director of Pansophic Learning UK Limited. Director of Aurora Education Trust. | 5 out of 5 |
Associate Members | ||||||
| Mr Jonathan Cornell | Associate Member - FAHR Committee - with voting rights | 07/12/2022 | Employed by MD Group as Senior Risk Management Surveyor | n/a | ||
| Mr Jonathan Glyn Hodson | Associate Member - FAHR Committee - with voting rights | 27/06/2019 | Parent of two pupils at GPPA | n/a | ||
| Accounting Officer | ||||||
| Mr James Freeston | Spouse employed at Glenleigh Park Primary Academy | |||||
Trustees and Associate Members who served in the past 12 months
Full Name (Including title) | Category/ Appointing Body | Term of office | Date of appointment | Date stepped down | Board meetings attended in 2023-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanna Upton | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 22/12/2022 | 03/01/2024 | 1 out of 2 |
| Mr Jeremy Meek | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 28/06/2023 | 28/09/2023 | 0 out of 0 |
| Mr Stephen Dawson | Co-opted, appointed by board | 4 years | 28/09/2017 | 28/09/2023 | 0 out of 0 |