Academy Committee

Term of office is 4 years.

2023 - 2024

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 
Sheila Oxtoby Chair of the Academy Committee Chief Executive Officer, Great Yarmouth Borough Council 2/3/23 - Trust Board  

John Stephens 

Academy Committee Member

Director, JS Music Services Ltd

Director of Music, Inspiration Trust 

Chairman, Great Yarmouth Twinning Association

Trustee, Cliff Park community church

1/9/17 (reappointed on 01/09/21)

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Trust Board

  

Ben Milner 

Academy Committee Member

Chair of University Technical College Norfolk governing body

Governor, Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation

1/10/19 (reappointed on 01/10/23)

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Trust Board

  
Kerrie Nichols Parent Academy Committee Member Teacher, Great Yarmouth Charter Academy 26/11/20 - Elected by parents  
Rebecca Bullough  Parent Academy Committee Member   27/4/21 - Elected by parents  
Alison Hughes Academy Committee Member Primary Director, Inspiration Trust   2/11/21 - Trust Board  
Richard Dolding Academy Committee Member Regional Director, Ormiston Academies Trust 17/3/22   Trust Board  
Richard Champeney Academy Committee Member Director of Careers and Outreach, Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form  26/04/22 14/11/23 Trust Board  
Michael Boon Academy Committee Member Chair, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board  
Arthur Hollis Academy Committee Member Trustee, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board

 
Jack Presland Academy Committee Member

Director, GLX Ltd 

Director, Murrells Ltd 

Director, Stokesby Barns Ltd

 20/10/2023   Trust Board  

 

2022 - 2023

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 
Sheila Oxtoby Chair of the Academy Committee Chief Executive Officer, Great Yarmouth Borough Council 2/3/23 - Trust Board 1 of 1
Gareth Stevens Chair of the Academy Committee

CEO & Accounting Officer, Inspiration Trust 

Trustee, Inspiration Trust 

Trustee, Star Academies

Director, Inspiration Services Ltd. (Dormant)

  18/12/21 1/3/23 Trust Board 2 of 2

John Stephens 

Academy Committee Member

Director, JS Music Services Ltd

Director of Music, Inspiration Trust 

Chairman, Great Yarmouth Twinning Association

Trustee, Cliff Park community church

1/9/17

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Trust Board

 3 of 3

Ben Milner 

Academy Committee Member

 Chair of University Technical College Norfolk governing body and Governor, Great Yarmouth Grammar Foundation

1/10/19

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Trust Board

 1 of 3

Paul Shanks

Academy Committee Member

CEO, Eastern Multi-Academy Trust

Secretary, Docking Angling Club

17/11/20

09/03/23

Trust Board

 1 of 1 
Kerrie Nichols Parent Academy Committee Member Teacher, Great Yarmouth Charter Academy 26/11/20 - Elected by parents 2 of 3 
Rebecca Bullough  Parent Academy Committee Member   27/4/21 - Elected by parents 2 of 3 
Alison Hughes Academy Committee Member Primary Director, Inspiration Trust   2/11/21 - Trust Board 3 of 3
Richard Dolding Academy Committee Member Regional Director, Ormiston Academies Trust 17/3/22   Trust Board 2 of 3
Richard Champeney Academy Committee Member Director of Careers and Outreach, Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form  26/04/22   Trust Board 2 of 3 
Michael Boon Academy Committee Member Chair, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board 3 of 3
Arthur Hollis Academy Committee Member Trustee, The Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation 25/10/22   Trust Board 2 of 3


 

The Academy Committee is part of a wider governance structure within the Inspiration Trust. Further details of roles and responsibilities can be found in the governance section of the Inspiration Trust website. 

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