The Gatwick School Interim Executive Board
Governance Information
The IEB was established from September 2022
Full Name (Including title) | Category/ Appointing Body | Term of office | Date of appointment |
Mrs Martha Burnige (chair) | Trust | For duration of IEB | 24/05/2023 |
Ms Kirsty Ann Miles (parent)
| Trust
| For duration of IEB | 01/09/2022 |
| Mr Brett North | Trust | For duration of IEB | 01/09/2022 |
Mr Kamal Patel (parent)
| Trust | For duration of IEB | 01/09/2022 |
Members who served in the past 12 months (as Local Academy Board)
Full Name (Including title) | Category/ Appointing Body | Term of office | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
Mrs Louise Soden | IEB member, appointed by the Trust | 4 years | 01/09/2022 | 19/05/2023 |
Mr Christian Walstock | Co-opted, appointed by LAB | 4 years | 07/09/2018 | 31/08/2022 |
Mr Colm Gallagher | Staff | 4 years | 10/01/2022 | 31/08/2022 |
Victoria Wood | Staff | 4 years | 10/01/2022 | 31/08/2022 |
Ms Kirsty Ann Miles | Parent | 4 years | 30/06/2016 Re-elected 01/09/2020 | 31/08/2022 |
Mr Simon Firth | Headteacher | Ex-officio | 01/02/2022 | 31/08/2022 |
Mr Kamal Patel | Co-opted, appointed by LAB | 4 years | 01/04/2019 | 31/08/2022 |
Register of Interests of IEB members
Full Name (Including title) | Relevant business and pecuniary interests |
| Mrs Martha Burnige | Employed by Pansophic Learning UK Ltd (subsidiary of Pansophic Learning which owns the Paragon curriculum) 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 |
| Ms Kirsty Ann Miles | Employed by Automiles. Trustee of the Autism Support, Crawley. First Aid for Old Reigations Rugby Club. Parent of The Gatwick School pupil. |
| Mr Brett North | Employed by Thakeham Group as group marketing director. Chairman of Gatwick Diamond Initiative. Executive Board Member of Gatwick Diamond Business Chairman of Gatwick Diamond Promote Group Chairman Sussex International Trade Group |
| Mr Kamal Patel | Parent of two pupils at the school |
| Retired LAB members | |
| Mrs Louise Soden | Governor The BRIT School Governor Bryanston School External Adjudicator Independent Schools Inspectorate Director Soden Education Ltd |
Mr Christian Walstock | Retired. Investor in NickPick Ltd and La Salle Education |
Mr Colm Gallagher | Employed by The Gatwick School. |
Victoria Wood | Employed by The Gatwick School. |
Mr Simon Firth | Employed by The Gatwick School. |