Academy Committee

Term of office is 4 years.

2023-24

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 

Heather Madsen

Chair of the Academy Committee 

Headteacher, Red Oak Primary 

Trustee, Inspiration Trust Board of Trustees 

Hub Lead, PTI Improvement Project

Chair, South Lowestoft Headteacher Network

Partnership Coordinator for Lowestoft South Partnership, The Ogden Trust

Employee and Academy Improvement Lead, Active Learning Trust 

8/12/18 (re-appointed on 21/1/24)             

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Trust Board

  

Peter Seadon 

Academy Committee Member

Vice Principal, Thetford Academy 

16/1/20 (re-appointed on 16/1/24)

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Trust Board

  

Daniel Tugwell 

Academy Committee Member

Teacher and SENCO, Jane Austen College 

5/11/21

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Trust Board

  
Mark Placito Academy Committee Member - 9/3/2023 - Trust Board  
Lisa Taylor Parent Academy Committee Member

Parent Governor, Evolution Trust - Elm Tree Primary

Clerk to Governors, Ormiston Academies Trust

Company Director, CJW Building and Plumbing Services Ltd.

 1/12/2022 31/1/2024 Elected by parents  
Claire Munnings Parent Academy Committee Member Supplier, Harlequin Services 1/12/2022 - Elected by parents  
Lady Lara Somerleyton Academy Committee Member - 07/02/24 - Trust Board  

2022-23

Full Name 

AC role 

Interests

Date of Apt

Date Stepped Down

Appointed by: 

Meeting Attendance 

Heather Madsen

Chair of the Academy Committee 

Headteacher, Red Oak Primary

Trustee, Inspiration Trust

Hub Lead, PTI Improvement Project

Chair, South Lowestoft Headteachers Network

Member, Ogden Trust Hub of schools

Executive Headteacher, Gusford Primary School 

8/12/18             

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Trust Board

 2 of 3

Miranda Kendall

Academy Committee Member

Patron, Home-Start in Suffolk and Trustee, Ormiston Families 

1/3/15  

31/8/23

Trust Board

 3 of 3

Pete Seadon 

Academy Committee Member

Vice Principal, Thetford Academy 

16/1/20

-

Trust Board

 1 of 3

Daniel Tugwell 

Academy Committee Member

Teacher and SENCO, Jane Austen College 

5/11/21

-

Trust Board

 3 of 3
Mark Placito Academy Committee Member - 9/3/2023 - Trust Board 1 of 1
Lisa Taylor Parent Academy Committee Member

Parent Governor, Evolution Trust - Elm Tree Primary

Clerk to Governors, Ormiston Academies Trust

Company Director, CJW Building and Plumbing Services Ltd.

 1/12/2022 - Elected by parents 1 of 2
Claire Munnings Parent Academy Committee Member Supplier, Harlequin Services 1/12/2022 - 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