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Aim High Academy Trust

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Trust Governance and Executive Leadership

 

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

Business /  Pecuniary Interests

Relationships within Organisation

Patricia Dutton

(Chair of Trust)

01 February 2014

Self-employed Education Consultant

None

Susan Edgar

16 May 2016

University of Sunderland

None

Joanne Turnbull

04 April 2019

Member of CMI

None

Christopher Campbell

05 October 2020

Self-employed Education Consultant

Member of Royal Society of Arts

None

To be confirmed

 

 

 

Previous Members:

Craig Gill - resigned February 2018
Ian Green - resigned December 2018
Neil MacKnight - resigned July 2019
James Crawford Westwater - resigned June 2020

Rachel Orr - resigned 6th December 2023

 

TRUSTEES

Name

Date Of Appointment

End of Term

Business/ Pecuniary Interests

Relationships within Organisation

Member of Following Committees

Meetings 2022 - 2023

Meeting Attended

Out of Possible

Graham Stephenson

CEO (Ex-Officio) / Director

01 February 2014

Ongoing

Member of ACSL

None declared

CEO Attends all Committees

13

13 

Patricia Dutton

Director & Member

01 February 2014

04 October 2024

Self-employed Education Consultant

None declared

Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management

13

15

Neil Macknight

Co-Opted Director

16 July 2019

15 July 2023

Reappointed 16 July 2023

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB

Trustee at Philadelphia Cricket Club

Member of Institute of Health and Social Care Management

Member of UNISON

Elected member of Sunderland City Council

None declared

Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management

14

15

Clare Seccombe

Co-Opted Director

09 December 2020

08 December 2024

Owner of Ideas Education Ltd

Member of Association for Language Learning

Governor at Usworth Colliery Primary School  

Husband owner of Gadcap Ltd

None Declared

Board of Trustees

4

 

4

Phil Gilmore

Co-Opted Director

19 October 2021

18 October 2025 

 Employed in the Banking Sector

 None Declared

Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & General Purposes, Challenge Standards, Personnel & Performance Management

15

15

Craig Gill

Director

01 December 2022

30  October 2026

Employed in the Energy Sector

None Declared

Board of Trustees and Personnel & Performance Management

3

5

Paul Hickman

Director

01 December 2022

30 October 2026 Employed in the Banking Sector None Declared Board of Trustees 2

4

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

Janet Foster (Appointed) - end of term May 2022

Julie Milner (Appointed) - resigned July 2022

Andrew Wake (Appointed) - resigned November 2022

 

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 Members & Trustees.pdfDownload
 Governance Handbook 2020.pdfDownload
 Governance within AHAT.pdfDownload
 AHAT Terms of reference - Financial responsibilities.pdfDownload
 Local governing committees - Delegated decision making.pdfDownload
 AHAT Curriculum Challange - Terms of Reference 2022-2024.pdfDownload
 Govenors Code of Conduct 2022 - 2023.pdfDownload
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