Governance
The Inspiring Change Multi-Academy Trust (ICMAT) Governance
The inaugural ICMAT Trust Board meeting took place on the 5th July 2017. The Governance of ICMAT is through a structure of Members and Trustees as follows, You can see more detail of the Governance, Committees and Terms of Reference under the ICMAT Company Information section of this website.
Our Chair of Trustees is Mrs Pamela Conibeer and she can be contacted at pam.conibeer@therowansap.co.uk or c/o The Rowans AP Academy (see "Contact Us").
Members
Members have ultimate responsibility for the trust achieving its objectives. They sign off the articles of association and have the power to appoint and remove the trustees. Academy Trusts must have a minimum of three members, although the DfE preference is for five.
ICAMT Member Details
|
Name |
Status |
Term From |
Term To |
Roles/ Committees |
Declaration of Interest |
|
Donna Dewberry |
Member |
01.06.17 |
31.05.21 |
AGM/Members Meetings |
No relevant business interests. |
|
Paul Jackson |
Member |
01.06.17 |
31.05.21 |
AGM/Members Meetings |
Executive Principal, Fort Pitt Thomas Aveling Academy Trust and Principal of Thomas Aveling School |
| Peter Haggerwood | Member | 13.12.17 | 31.05.21 | AGM/Members Meetings |
Director, Fowler Welch Limited |
| Owen McColgan | Member | 12.12.18 | 31.05.21 | AGM/Members Meetings |
Director, The Howard Academy Trust |
| Marc Hoodless |
Member/ Trustee |
12.12.18 | 31.05.21 | AGM/Members Meetings |
Non-Executive Director - Arqaam Capital Limited; Arqaam Group Central Support Services Limited; Arqaam Global Markets Limited; Arqaam Capital SIPCO Employee Shares Limited; Member of Supervisory Committee - Arqaam Libya Financial Investments J.S.C.; Representative of Arqaam Capital Research Limited Cayman. |
Trustees
Trustees collectively deliver the core functions common to school governance. The trustees must also ensure compliance with company and charity law and with the trust’s funding agreement with the Secretary of State.
The constitution of the board of trustees is set out in our Articles of Association.
- We currently have a vacancy for a parent/carer trustee. If you are interested in this volunteer role, please see details in the Letters to parents/carers section.
ICMAT Trustee Details
|
Name |
Status |
Term From |
Term To |
Roles/ Committees |
Declaration of Interest |
|
Caron Johnson |
CEO of the Multi--Academy Trust |
Ex-Officio |
- |
Entitled to attend all meetings |
No relevant business interests. |
|
Claire Delahay |
Trust Business Manager/ Trustee |
01.06.17 |
31.05.21 |
Trust Business Manager |
No relevant business interests. Trust Employee |
|
Pam Conibeer |
Trustee |
01.06.17 |
31.05.21 |
Chair; Leadership & Management; Member of Finance and Resources / Audit Committee |
No relevant business interests. Chair of Governors at Mereworth Primary School |
| Ros Coen | Trustee | 12.12.17 | 12.12.21 | Vice Chair of Finance and Resources / Audit Committee |
Director, CPE Projects Ltd. Director, Paul Coen Wealth Management Ltd |
|
Esther Cook |
Trustee |
01.06.17 |
31.05.21 |
Teaching & Learning / Progress & Attainment (inc SEN) and Careers |
Director of Medway Schools Teaching Alliance |
|
Susan Greenfield |
Trustee | 01.06.17 | 31.05.21 |
Safeguarding / Pupil Premium Trustee
|
Chair of Governors at Walderslade Girls' School |
| Steve Seal | Trustee | 01.06.17 | 31.05.21 | Health & Safety / GDPR Trustee | No relevant business interests. Employee of Kent Police; Member of the Howard Academy Trust. |
| Kim Stedman | Trustee (Parent rep) | 01.06.17 | 31.05.21 | Behaviour and Attendance | No relevant business interests. |
| Marc Hoodless | Trustee (and Member) | 12.12.18 | 11.12.22 | Leadership and Management and Member of Finance and Resources Committee | See above (Member) for business interests) |
| Cathy Reid | Trustee | 12.12.18 | 11.12.22 | Teaching, Learning and Assessment | No relevant business interests. Director of Education, The Howard Academy Trust. |
Resigned
| Name | Status | Term From | Term To | Roles/ Committees | Declaration of Interest | |
| Fiona May | Trustee | 01.06.17 | 20.09.2017 | Deputy Headteacher | No relevant business interests | |
|
Ros Coen |
Member Transferred to become a Trustee |
01.06.17 |
13.12.2017 |
AGM/Members Meetings |
No relevant business interests. |
|
|
Claire Cooper |
Trustee | 01.06.17 | 23.11.2018 | Teaching & Learning / Progress & Attainment (incl SEN) | Co-founder of Cooper-Daly Solutions | |
| Steve Quenby | Trustee | 01.06.17 | 25.09.2019 | Chair of Finance and Resources / Audit Committee | No relevant business interests. Deputy Head, Robert Napier School | |
| Donna Dewberry | Member | 01.06.17 | 11.12.2019 | AGM/Members Meetings | No relevant business interests. |