Academy Committee

Term of office is 4 years.
 

2023 - 2024

Full Name 

Academy Committee role 

Register of Interests

Date of Appointment

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by

Meeting Attendance 

Darren Hollingsworth 

Academy committee member

Principal, Cromer Academy

1/9/19

-

Trust Board 

 

Lisa Long

Parent academy committee member

-

15/6/21

-

Elected by parents 

 

Kim Pallett

Parent academy committee member 

-

3/1/23

-

Elected by parents 

 

Richard Smith 

Academy committee member 

-

15/6/21

-

Trust Board  

 

Glen Allott 

Academy committee member

Principal, Wayland Academy 

17/3/22

-

Trust Board 

 

Tanya Blake 

Academy committee member

Principal, Stradbroke Primary Academy 

17/3/22

-

Trust Board 

 

 

2022 - 2023

Full Name 

AC role               

Interests

Date of Apt

Date
Stepped
Down

Appointed by

Meeting Attendance

Lady Kay Fisher

Chair of the Academy Committee  

Relative, Kilverstone Trust

Patron, Thetford Grammar School

Trustee, E-MAT

Member, The Priory School, Bury St Edmunds

Member, Sendat

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

31/8/23

Trust Board

3 of 3

Darren Hollingsworth 

Academy Committee Member

Principal, Cromer Academy

1/9/19

- Trust Board

3 of 3

Gary Lee 

Academy Committee Member

Director, Indigo Waste Services Ltd

1/9/19

12/2/23 Trust Board

0 of 1

Ian Soden 

Academy Committee Member 

Director, Soden Education Ltd

Ambassador and Treasurer, Cambridge Handel Opera Co.
 

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

28/9/22

Trust Board

0 of 0

Lisa Long

Parent Academy Committee Member

-

15/6/21

-

Elected by Parents

3 of 3

Richard Smith

Academy Committee Member

-

15/6/21

-

Trust Board

0 of 3

Glen Allott

Academy Committee Member

Principal, Wayland Academy

17/3/22

-

Trust Board 

3 of 3

Tanya Blake Academy Committee Member Principal, Stradbroke Primary Academy 17/3/22 - Trust Board 3 of 3
Kimberly Pallett Parent Academy Commitee Member - 3/1/23   Elected by Parents 2 of 2 

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 Trust's approach to governance