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Role:
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- To maintain oversight of the Board of Directors.
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Andy Field, Chair of the Board (member and director)
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- Former Chair of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust
- Experienced executive and a former partner at Deloitte Consulting
- Chair of social enterprise CSH Surrey
- Chair of learning management system provider Think Learning.
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| Sally Brooks |
- A serving executive principal in London
- Over 20 years of experience in schools
- NPQEL and Masters in Education.
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David Burr
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- Experienced governor and chair of governors
- Qualified Actuary, with significant senior management and local board experience in insurance and pensions
- Former Surrey Area Manager for The Prince’s Trust.
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Roger Evans
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- Former science teacher
- Experienced education officer focussing on school governance, human resources and special education services
- Former school governor (and chair) in both the maintained and independent sectors
- Education consultancy.
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Tony Oakden
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- Chair of governors at Jubilee High School (2014-17) and school governor for 10 years
- Consultant for the Diocese of Guildford
- Extensive experience in social services including management of residential care services
- Qualified social worker
- Diploma in management studies.
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Role:
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- To oversee the strategic direction of the Trust, ensure full compliance and hold its executives to account.
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| John Balchin |
- Senior Business Manager / COO with more than 25 years of experience in strategy, operations and business transformation, working in business or as a consultant across multiple industries
- Experienced governor at Jubilee High School, Addlestone including 4 years as chair
- Executive MBA from London Business School.
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Peter Deane
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Specialist in business development, mergers and acquisitions, change management, global strategic partnerships and sales strategy
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30 years managing businesses within the IT and telecoms industries at managing director and VP level
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Executive MBA from INSEAD.
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| Stephen Dennison |
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Business transformation leader within education and assessment, specialising in business development, organisational and cultural change
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Delivered multiple assignments for International Baccalaureate, University of London, General Dental Council, London Gifted & Talented, learndirect and The Royal Horticultural Society
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Cumulatively, more than 30 years governance experience in further education, vocational training; and charities in education and the arts
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Fellow of Chartered Management Institute.
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| Susan Gibbin |
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More than 30 years extensive experience working within the NHS both nationally and locally in senior leadership and management consultancy roles
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Expertise in strategic planning, critical thinking, facilitation and stakeholder management, governance and organisational structures and partnership working
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Experienced chair of governors and local leader of governance; specialising in strategy, governance and raising standards.
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| Douglas MacLennan |
- Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience as both a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer in the financial services sector
- Over 10 years’ experience supporting schools in the special educational needs sector as a governor and trustee.
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| Pooven Maduramuthu |
- Extensive experience helping public sector organisations improve efficiency through business change transformation and digital technology to facilitate these changes
- Currently working with the NHS to leverage digital solutions to enable better health care
- Executive MBA from the London Business School and a PhD from Imperial College, London.
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| Helen Norris |
- C-Suite Executive and HR professional within financial esrvices
- Senior executive coach and mentor
- Vice-chair and chair of business committee of a Surrey maintained primary school
- Experienced in sustainability and ESG.
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| Alex Russell, CEO |
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Successfully led the Trust from 2 to 23 schools (plus a further 4 associate schools) and taken 10 schools out of category or requiring improvement to be good or outstanding
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An experienced and widely skilled senior leader with over 20 years of education management, strategic planning, business execution and people leadership gained in state education
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Established AI in Education in 2023; a not for profit organisation focused on developing AI capacity and expertise in schools
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Chair of Governors at Epsom College and experience of several non-executive roles across the education sector including mainstream schools and a pupil referral unit as well as leading key local authority strategies on equality, diversity and inclusion and post-COVID recovery with a particular focus on mental health and well-being
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Awarded an OBE for services to education in 2021.
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| Ruth Simpson |
- Former Governor and Chair at Sythwood Primary School, Woking
- Over 25 years’ experience as coach and facilitator, with both corporate and consulting background
- EMCC accredited coach to Master Practitioner Level
- Conducting PhD research exploring coaching for leaders stepping up into senior positions.
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| Robert Ukiah |
- Chief Operating Officer of the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
- Experienced governor of maintained and private schools
- Inspector of independent schools
- Significant experience in strategic leadership, including the merging, founding and development of schools.
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| Jane Vaughan |
- Certified company director (IOD)
- Experienced governor of both special and mainstream schools
- Masters degree in autism and former executive director of the biggest autism charity in the UK
- Former education consultant and school improvement partner.
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| Audrey Wade |
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Qualified CIMA Accountant with 20 years’ experience in FMCG and retail businesses
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Worked with the Global Property at Prêt-á-Manger, supporting its global expansion
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Managing Director of Citywide Financial Partners
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Worked with small businesses as Finance Director of several investee businesses in Unilever’s start-up and early stage venture capital fund and through various consultancy roles.
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| Sarah Wild |
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Headteacher of Limpsfield Grange, the UK’s only school specialising in educating autistic girls
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18 years of experience in school leadership, strategic planning and people leadership, gained in the state special and mainstream education sectors
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Founding member of National Autism and Girls Forum and the National Association Advancing Autism Education
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Member Autism Champions (Oxon) Advisory Board.
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