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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.

Find out more about the Inspiration Trusts Approach to Governance:

Inspirational Trust Governance

2021-2022

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 

Lady Kay Fisher

Chair of Governors

Relative, Kilverstone Trust

Patron, Thetford Grammar School

Governor, E-MAT

1/2/15 (term renewed 1/2/19)

-

Trustee

  

Roy Brame 

Governor

Vice Chairman of Breckland District Council

3/6/19

-

Trustee

  

Darren Hollingsworth 

  

Principal, Cromer Academy

1/9/19

      

Gary Lee 

  

Director, Indigo Waste Services Ltd

1/9/19

      

Ian Soden 

Governor 

Director, Soden Education Ltd

Mrs L Soden: board member of Gabrieli consort and Cambridge Handel Opera Co., consultant director of East Midlands Academy Trust, board member of Danes Educational Trust, governor at BRIT School, governor at Bryanston School

1/12/15 (term renewed 1/12/19)

-

Trustee

  

Lisa Long

Governor

  

15/6/21

-

Trustee

  

Carlos Ribeiro

Governor

  

15/6/21

-

Trustee

  

Richard Smith 

Governor

  

15/6/21

-

Trustee 

  

Linda Steeds

Governors 

  

16/3/21

-

Trustee 

  

 

2020-2021

Full Name

AC role

Interests

Date of Apt

Appointed by:

Lady Kay Fisher

Chair of Governors

Relative, Kilverstone Trust

Patron, Thetford Grammar School

Governor, E-MAT

1/2/15 (term renewed 1/2/19)

Trustee

Roy Brame

Governor

Vice Chairman of Breckland District Council

3/6/19

Trustee

Mike Gibbins

Governor

Director, Zerorange Ltd

1/12/14 (term renewed 1/12/18)

Trustee

Darren Hollingsworth

 

Principal, Cromer Academy

1/9/19

 

Gary Lee

 

Director, Indigo Waste Services Ltd

1/9/19

 

Ian Soden

Governor

Director, Soden Education Ltd

Mrs L Soden: board member of Gabrieli consort and Cambridge Handel Opera Co., consultant director of East Midlands Academy Trust, board member of Danes Educational Trust, governor at BRIT School, governor at Bryanston School

1/12/15 (term renewed 1/12/19)

Trustee

Linda Steeds

Governor

Employee at Thetford Grammar since 1/9/2012

16/3/21

 

Lisa Long

Governor

-

17/6/21

 

Richard Smith

Governor

-

17/6/21

 

2019-2020

Wayland Academy joined the Thetford Academy Committee in April 2020.

Full Name

AC role

Interests

Date of Apt

Appointed by:

Meeting

Attendance

Lady Kay Fisher

Chair of Governors

Relative, Kilverstone Trust

Patron, Thetford Grammar School

Governor, E-MAT

1/2/15 (term renewed 1/2/19)

Trustee

IIII

Roy Brame

Governor

Vice Chairman of Breckland District Council

3/6/19

Trustee

III

Mike Gibbins

Governor

Director, Zerorange Ltd

1/12/14 (term renewed 1/12/18)

Trustee

IIII

Darren Hollingsworth

 

Principal, Cromer Academy

1/9/19

 

III

Gary Lee

 

Director, Indigo Waste Services Ltd

1/9/19

 

III

Ian Soden

Governor

Director, Soden Education Ltd

Mrs L Soden: board member of Gabrieli consort and Cambridge Handel Opera Co., consultant director of East Midlands Academy Trust, board member of Danes Educational Trust, governor at BRIT School, governor at Bryanston School

1/12/15 (term renewed 1/12/19)

Trustee

III

Dame Rachel de Souza

Governor

Chief Executive, Inspiration Trust Director, Parents and Teachers for Excellence Trustee, Ambition Institute

1/9/17

Trustee

III