TSAT Members, Directors and Governors are committed to ensuring our trust continues to provide the highest quality of education. We believe passionately in our mission to “transform the life chances” of all our children and young people. Through working together with this commitment we believe we are stronger and as we grow our ambition of what we can achieve grows with us.
I am proud of our staff, who are outstanding professionals and I am equally proud of the high quality and dedication of our governors who take seriously their responsibilities and ensure we support and challenge our leaders to inspire all their staff and our young people to strive for excellence.
Peter Martin
Chair of the TSAT Board
Members
Peter Martin (Chair)
Deborah Reed
Janet Smith
Sarah Earle
Dr Gurpit Lall
Directors
Stuart Gardner (CEO)
Peter Martin (Chair)
Annette Beard
Derek Morrison
Gerard Newman
Lee Round
Lee Trimby
Linda Randall
Michael Bailey
Structure
Declaration of Business Interests and Date Appointed
Name
Declaration
Appointed By
Appointment Date
Stepped Down
Peter Martin (Chair)
Chair, Medway Youth Trust
Chair, Schools Forum
Chair, Bradfield Academy
Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd
Original (signatory) members
01/10/2010
Michael Bailey (Trustee)
Appointed governor of Thomas Aveling
Chair Richard Watts Charities
Trustee – Foord Almshouses charity
Trustee – Council of Friends of Rochester Cathedral
Livery company – London Painter/Stainers
Appointed by academy members
25/03/2015
Annette Beard (Trustee)
Programme leader for the National Professional Qualifications and the Leadership Suite of programmes at UCL: Institute of Education, working with the New Horizons TSAT on these programmes locally.
Appointed by academy members
29/03/2017
Sarah Earle (Member)
None
Original (signatory) members
01/10/2010
Stuart Gardner (Accounting Officer)
Foundation Governor at St. Mary’s Church of England School, Ashford.
18/07/2016
Lee Miller (Chief Financial Officer)
Isambard Brunel Centre Ltd
Teapot Row Management Company
Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd
07/11/2014
12/12/2018
Derek Morrison (Trustee)
None
Appointed by GB/board
01/10/2010
Gerard Newman (Trustee)
Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd
Appointed by academy members
17/03/2016
Linda Randall (Trustee)
L and J Training and Consultancy
Self-employed providing training and consultancy services to schools in regard to safeguarding children
In the past has been employed by a number of schools within the Trust to train staff
Appointed by academy members
29/03/2017
Julie Spurgeon (Trustee)
Lecturer at University of Portsmouth
Appointed by GB/board
10/07/2014
15/10/2018
Lee Trimby (Trustee)
Married to Dawn Trimby, Executive Business Manager Portsmouth
Appointed by academy members
17/03/2016
Lee Round (Trustee)
Runs a consultancy business called ‘A Round Education’ that
offers advice and training to Local Authorities and Governing Bodies
of Maintained Schools and Academies.Wife is employed as a teacher at the Medway Anglican Trust.
Medway Primary governs New Horizons Children’s Academy, Cedar Children’s Academy, All Faiths Children’s Academy and The Gordon Children’s Academy.
Role
Member
Business Interests
Appointed By
Appointment Date
Stepped Down
Education 1
Lee Round (Chair)
Runs a consultancy business called ‘A Round Education’ that
offers advice and training to Local Authorities and Governing Bodies
of Maintained Schools and Academies.Wife is employed as a teacher at the Medway Anglican Trust.
Elected by parents
01/01/2016
N/A
Education 2
Gareth Shadick
Employee of the Fort Pitt Grammar School Academy Trust –
based at The Robert Napier SchoolWife is employed by TSAT(STA at All Faiths Children’s Academy)
Elected by parents
01/01/2016
N/A
HR
Gemma Johnson-Brown
None
Parent appointed by GB/Board due to no election candidates
29/03/2017
16/05/2018
HR
Vacancy
Legal & Compliance
Pat Wozencroft
None
Appointed by GB/Board due to no election candidates
DEC 2017
15/10/2018
Management
Peter Martin
Chair Schools Forum
Chair Medway Youth Trust
Director Hidden Patterns Ltd
Chair TSAT
Chair Bradfield’s Academy
Governor Brompton Academy
Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd
Appointed by foundation/Trust
01/01/2016
N/A
Premises and H&S
Derek Morrison
Member and Director of TSAT
Trustee and management committee member of Strood Youth Centre
Appointed by foundation/Trust
01/01/2016
N/A
Communication & IT
Aaron Florence
Managing Director of Brimstone Site Investigation Ltd
Appointed by board
21/03/2018
13/11/2018
Finance
Nathan Holloway
None
Appointed by board
21/03/2018
Claire Stevens
None
Appointed by foundation/Trust
01/01/2016
N/A
Cormac Murphy
None
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/05/2017
N/A
Jody Murphy
None
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/01/2016
N/A
Kirstie Jones
None
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/01/2016
N/A
Sarah Edwards
None
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/01/2018
N/A
Lee Miller
Isambard Brunel Centre Ltd
Teapot Row Management Company
Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd
Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)
01/01/2016
12/12/2018
Stuart Gardner
Foundation Governor at St. Mary’s Church of England School, Ashford.
Medway Secondary governs Rochester Grammar School, Holcombe Grammar School and The Victory Academy.
Role
Member
Business Interests
Appointed By
Appointment Date
Stepped Down
Legal & Compliance
Michael Bailey (Chair)
Appointed governor of Thomas Aveling
Chair Richard Watts Charities
Trustee – Foord Almshouses charity
Trustee – Council of Friends of Rochester Cathedral
Livery company – London Painter/Stainers
Appointed by foundation/Trust
01/01/2016
Education 1
Glenn Atkinson
Trust Adviser/Schools Partner at The Howard Academy Trust
LGB Chair at Delce Academy
Director at The Castle Trust
Appointed by GB/board
30/11/2017
18/04/2018
Education 1
Vacancy
Education 2
Thabisile Hollingsworth
None
Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates
29/03/2017
Finance
Brian Mohabir
None
Elected by parents
01/01/2016
HR
Amanda Savage
Operations Director for a MAT in Maidstone. The MAT comprises of
two Secondary schools, although they are no competition to any of
the Medway Secondary’s due to location and intake.
Appointed by foundation/Trust
01/01/2016
15/10/2018
Management
Adeola Olagundoye
None
Appointed by GB/board
12/04/2018
Premises and H&S
Mark Eley
Appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates
29/03/2017
Dec 2017
Premises and H&S
Kaye Bettey
None
Appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates
12/04/2018
Communication & IT
Denise Dimmick
None
Appointed by foundation/Trust
01/01/2016
Gwynn Bassan
None
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/01/2016
Lee Miller
Isambard Brunel Centre Ltd
Teapot Row Management Company
Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd
Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)
01/01/2016
12/12/2018
Mandy Gage
Trustee of Nucleus Arts/The Halpern Charitable Foundation
Trustee of Arthur Ingram Trust
Chair of Medway Cultural Education Partnership (with Royal Opera House Bridge)
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/01/2016
Clare Brinklow
None
Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
01/07/2017
Stuart Gardner
Foundation Governor at St. Mary’s Church of England School, Ashford.
