TSAT Members, Directors and Governors are united in their commitment to delivering our vision of transforming the life chances of all of our young people and students, regardless of background, ethnicity or gender.
Our Trust has a proud track record of success in growing the number and performance of schools within the TSAT family. This is due to our strong educational vision of fully integrated thinking schools, within a framework of cognitive-based education. This supports our children in developing their ability to think and act independently, and in consequence their confidence and success in terms of their own future.
Our governance framework and the actions of our Governors within that is a key component of achieving our vision and success – working with our leadership and all of our staff, providing oversight, challenge and support. Through this, we aim to ensure that each school within the Trust, and TSAT overall, upholds the highest standards and delivers the best to each and every one of our students.
Gerard Newman
Chair of the TSAT Board
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Name | Declaration | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Gerard Newman (Chair of Trustees) | Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Appointed by academy members | 17/03/2016 | |
Peter Martin (Trustee and Member) | Chair, Schools Forum Chair, Bradfield Academy Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Original (signatory) members | 26/08/2010 | |
Sarah Earle (Member) | None | Original (signatory) members | 01/10/2010 | |
Stuart Gardner (Accounting Officer) | Non-Executive Director of RMET Thinking Solutions for Education Director | 18/07/2016 | ||
Ian Mason (Trustee) | Currently employed by King Alfred School, London. | Appointed by GB/board | 12/02/2020 | |
Derek Morrison (Trustee) | None | Appointed by GB/board | 08/05/2012 | |
Michael Bailey (Trustee) | None | Appointed by academy members | 25/03/2015 | 29/07/2023 |
Deborah Reed (Member) | Employee at the University of Kent. Director at Dent-Training, Education and Development Ltd | Appointed by academy members | 29/03/2017 | 31/08/2023 |
Janet Smith (Member) | None | Appointed by academy members | 1/09/2017 | |
Gurprit Lall (Member) | Employee at the University of Kent | Appointed by members | 21/03/2018 | |
Steve Geary (Trustee) | Headteacher at Horsted Infant and Junior School, Governor High Firs School, Governor Horsted School | Appointed by academy members | 27/03/2019 | |
David Lycett (Trustee) | Employed by Portsmouth College | Appointed by academy members | 01/09/2019 | 12/10/2022 |
Julie Spurgeon (Trustee) | Employed by the University of Portsmouth | Appointed by GB/board | 20/10/2021 | 31/08/2023 |
Kaye Bettey (Trustee) | None | Appointed by academy members | 30/03/2022 | |
Clive Star (Trustee) | None | Appointed by academy members | 01/09/2022 | |
Natasha Hurtado (Trustee) | CEO of RMET | Appointed by GB/board | 22/09/2022 | |
Lisa Keslake (Trustee) | None | Appointed by academy members | 17/03/2023 | 09/05/2023 |
David Glassey (Trustee) | None | Appointed by GB/board | 01/9/2023 | |
Andrew Medhurst (Trustee) | Volunteer Trustee for 200 Squadron Air Training Corps Volunteer Trustee for TBGS Charitable Trust Family Member - Governance Professional South West | Appointed by academy members | 01/09/2023 | |
Stephen Kings | Trustee Wild Planet Trust | Appointed by academy members | 01/09/2023 |
Chatham Regional Governing Body governs Holcombe Grammar School, The Victory Academy and New Horizons Children’s Academy.
This structure is applicable from 1st September 2019, to view the previous structure please click here: RGB Structure up to 31/08/2019
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Michael Bailey | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2021 | 29/07/2023 |
Education | Benjamin Taylor | University of East London | Appointed by Board of Directors | 12/02/2020 | |
HR | James Bushnell | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Management | Catherine Chapman | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Legal & Compliance | Michael Bailey | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 29/07/2023 |
Premises and H&S | Richard Holdsworth | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Finance | Omolayo Sokoya | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Director of Education | 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) | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Education 1 | Cllr Joanne Howcroft-Scott | Cllr for Medway Co-operative and Labour Party, NEU Equalities Officer, TUC Equalities Officer, Bluesky Foster Care - IHV's Officer and Foster Carer, Chair of Governors - Linton Mead School, Governor - Waterside SEMH School, Scott's Builders - Husbands Building Company | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 08/05/2023 |
Communications/IT | Marianne Griffiths | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 03/02/2021 | 23/12/2022 |
Cultural Capital & Total Education | Sally Manser | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 20/10/21 | 31/08/2022 |
CEO | Stuart Gardner | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 24/04/2022 |
Kent Regional Governing Body governs The Rochester Grammar School and Goodwin Academy
This structure is applicable from 1st September 2019, to view the previous structure please click here: RGB structure up to 31/08/2019
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Kaye Bettey (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2021 | |
Education 1 | David Day | Lead professional for THINK AHEAD, employed by TSAT. Temporarily teaching at Rochester Grammar School. | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2020 | |
Education 2 | Jo Allen | Chair of governors at Wainscott Primary School (term ends July 2022) | Appointed by Board of Directors | 02/03/2022 | |
Finance | Adeola Olagundoye (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
HR | Marc Stevenson | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Legal & Compliance | Michael Bailey | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 29/07/2023 |
Premises and H&S | Kaye Bettey (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Management | Malcolm Parfitt | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 31/08/2023 |
Interim Director of Education | Jody Murphy | Member of the Skills for Life Trust Board | Appointed by Board of Directors | 16/01/2023 | |
Education 3 | Alexandra Hall-Chen | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 07/02/2023 | |
Education 1 | Thabisile Hollingsworth (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 12/10/2022 |
CEO | Stuart Gardner | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 24/04/2022 |
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair STEM/Digital/Careers | Ashley Hall | Employee and shareholder of Google. | Appointed by Board of Directors | 30/03/2022 | |
Director of Education | Jody Murphy | Member of the Skills for Life Trust Board | Appointed by Board of Directors | 30/03/2022 | |
Safeguarding | Derek Morrison | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 30/03/2022 | |
Education | Gareth Shaddick | Self-employed education consultant working for organisations including Kent & Medway Maths Hub, National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Kent & Medway Training and OFQUAL. Spouse is a TSAT employee. | Appointed by Board of Directors | 30/03/2022 | |
Recruitment, Workload, Diversity & Well Being | Peter Martin | Chair, Medway Youth Trust, Chair, Schools Forum Chair, Bradfield Academy Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Appointed by Board of Directors | 30/03/2022 | |
Parent | Samantha Field | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 21/09/2022 | |
Finance & Risk | Michael Baker | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 07/02/2023 | |
Parent | Khuzamah Ghanem | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 12/09/2023 |
Portsmouth Regional Governing Body governs Moorings Way Infant School, Meon Infant School, Meon Junior School, New Horizons Primary School, Penbridge Infant School, Penbridge Junior School and The Portsmouth Academy.
This structure is applicable from 1st February 2023, to view the previous structures please click here: Portsmouth & Fratton RGB Structure 01.09.2019 - 31.01.2023 and RGB Structure up to 31/08/2019
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Matthew Fleet | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Education (Curriculum & Enrichment) | Matthew Fleet | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Safeguarding & Mental Health | Jon Dunster | Group IT Director for the Chichester College Group. | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
STEM, Digital and Careers | Ankur Shah | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Education (Pupil Premium) (Parent) | Sarah Roads | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Education (SEN) | Claire Jepson | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Finance & Risk | Gemma Ayton | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Education | Alex Maxted | Employee of the Department of Education | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Parental Engagement, Marketing & Communications (Parent) | Keely Edwards | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | 31/03/2023 |
Recruitment, Diversity, Workload & Wellbeing | Tracy Rogers | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | 13/09/2023 |
AAB Chair at Meon Way | Zoe Williams | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
AAB Chair at The Portsmouth Academy | David Lycett | Employee of the Portsmouth College | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | 13/09/2023 |
Director of Education | Natalie Sheppard | Sister-in-law owns Active8 who rent The Portsmouth Academy | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 |
The South West Regional Governing Body governs Plymouth High School for Girls and Plympton Academy.
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Gerard Newman | Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Appointed by Board of Directors | 20/06/2023 | |
STEM, Digital & Careers | Matthew Coombe | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 14/11/2022 | |
Safeguarding and MH | Mark Beavan (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | |
Education | Debbie Mercer | Governor at Mary Deans CE Primary School Member of Staff at University of Plymouth | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/02/2023 | |
Finance and Risk | Roger Burnett | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | |
DOE | Mandy Gage | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 25/04/2022 | |
Education - Pupil Premium | Janina Villalta | Head of Strategic Delivery for TSAT | Appointed by Board of Directors | 02/02/2023 | |
Education | Peter Martin | Chair, Medway Youth Trust, Chair, Schools Forum Chair, Bradfield Academy Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Board of Directors | 17/03/2023 | |
Education | John Townsend | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 21/04/2023 | |
Safeguarding & MH | William Dowling | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 21/02/2023 | |
Gerard Newman | Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Appointed by Board of Directors | 20/06/2023 | ||
Clare King | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/12/2023 | ||
CEO / Acting Director of Education | Stuart Gardner | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | 24/04/2022 |
Recruitment, Diversity, Workload & Wellbeing | Sue Dann | Cabinet Member for Plymouth City Council. Spouse is also a Plymouth City Councillor. Trustee of the East End Development Trust. Daughter works for Plymouth City Council and is a Governor at a secondary school outside of the Trust. | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | 15/11/2022 |
Education - SEN | Margaret Turner | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | 15/11/2022 |
Finance and Risk | Tina Blagdon | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | 01/02/2023 |
Education - Pupil Premium | Paul Hutchings | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | 01/02/2023 |
Education | David Arthur | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 14/11/2022 | 03/02/2023 |
Parental Engagement, Marketing and Communications | Steve Wallers (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/01/2022 | 03/02/2023 |
Strood Regional Governing Body governs Cedar Children’s Academy, All Faiths Children’s Academy and The Gordon Children’s Academy.
This structure is applicable from 1st September 2019, to view the previous structure please click here: RGB Structure up to 31/08/2019
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Derek Morrison | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2021 | |
Education 1 | Gareth Shadick (Parent) | Self-employed education consultant working for organisations including Kent & Medway Maths Hub, National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Kent & Medway Training and OFQUAL. Spouse is a TSAT employee. | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Finance | Nathan Holloway (Parent) | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Management | Peter Martin | Chair of TSAT, Chair Schools Forum, Chair Medway Youth Trust, Chair Bradfield's Academy, Director of Thinking Solutions for Education Ltd | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Safeguarding Premises and H&S | Derek Morrison | None
| Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Director of Education | Jody Murphy | Member of the Skills for Life Trust Board | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | |
Communication/IT | Ashley Hall | Employee and shareholder at Google | Appointed by Board of Directors | 03/02/2021 | |
Vice Chair | Simon Wright | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 20/03/2023 | |
HR | Claire Weeks | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 14/7/2021 | 02/10/2023 |
Education 2 | Zoe Van Dyke | Relative is a teacher at Maidstone Primary School | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/11/2022 | 02/06/2023 |
SEND | Samantha Caplehorne | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 14/03/2023 | 02/06/2023 |
CEO | Stuart Gardner | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2019 | 24/04/2022 |
Safeguarding & Mental Health | Debbie Clarke-Basrai | The Galaxy Trust / The Pathway Trust / The Golden Thread Alliance | Appointed by Board of Directors | 11/02/2023 | 15/05/2023 |
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Clive Star | Brixham College Trustee (Director), Torbay Schools Forum (secondary academy representative) | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | |
Nicholas Quine | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 09/11/2023 | ||
Safeguarding Lead & Mental Health | Katie Egan | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | 15/11/2023 |
Curriculum & Enrichment | Lisa Watts | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2023 |
Parental Engagement, Marketing & Communication | Mary Lennighan-Wood | Director of Woodighan Ink | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | |
SEND | Andy Wilson | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | 21/07/2023 |
STEM industry, Digital learning & Careers | Andy Proctor | Trustee of the Royal Institute of Navigation | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | |
Recruitment, Diversity, Workload & Wellbeing | Clive Star | Brixham College Trustee (Director), Torbay Schools Forum (secondary academy representative) | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | |
Pupil Premium | Janina Vilalta | Head of Strategic Delivery for TSAT | Appointed by Board of Directors | 27/04/2023 | |
Director of Education | 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) | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | |
Finance and Risk | Joe Champness | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | 08/12/2022 |
Pupil Premium | Dave Richardson | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down |
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Chair | Janet Perry | Police Fire & Crime Commissioner for Essex Trustee for Abbeyfield, Braintree, Bocking & Felstead Society Chair of Trustees for Parc Essex SEND Support organisation | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | |
Vice Chair, Finance & Risk | Iain Turner | Trustee of Colchester Catalyst Charity Trustee of CRGS Trust | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | |
Glyn Barritt | Trustee Colchester Museums Development Foundation Employee of Osiris Education | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | ||
Boarding, SEND, Pupil Premium | Michelle Cook | Employee of Damon McMahon Miche Director of Acorn Village Trading Director of Acorns Charity Shop | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | |
Finance & Risk | Andrew Crayston | Trustee of Beacon House Trustee of North Essex Heritage | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | 11/07/2023 |
Finance & Risk, GDPR | John Johnston | None | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | |
Safeguarding, Child Protection, E-Safety PSHE, Wellbeing, SEND, Pupil Premium | Judy Owens | Trustee of Acorn Village Care Home | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | |
Health & Safety | Katy Vargas | None | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | |
Tim De Souza-Ingle | Director and Shareholder of Ingle & Rhode Ltd Director of De Souza-Ingle Ltd | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | ||
Daniel Farruggio | None | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 | ||
CEO | Stuart Gardner | None | Board of Directors | 01/05/2023 |
Role | Member | Business Interests | Appointed By | Appointment Date | Stepped Down | |
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Director of Education | Mandy Gage |
| Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | ||
Chair | Gavin Jones | Gavin Jones Consultancy Director GJC Marketing | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | ||
Vice Chair | Roger Carlton | Governor Mount Kelly School Governor St Marychurch Primary School | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | ||
Mike Freeman | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Debbie Hands | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Matt Harbour | Deputy CEO and Vice Principal South Devon College Vice Chair Torbay Culture Board Chair HoSW Careers Hub | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Keith Hayes | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Anne Hines | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Caroline Knight | Employee South Devon College | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Tracey Litt | None | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Tim Stephens
| Governor Eden Park | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 | |||
Katie Turpin
| Managing Director/Owner CV Check Ltd | Appointed by Board of Directors | 01/09/2023 |
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