Academy Committee

Term of office is 4 years.

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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Miranda Kendall

Academy Committee Member

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

1/3/15  

-

Trust Board

  

Pete Seadon 

Academy Committee Member

Vice Principal, Thetford Academy 

16/1/20

-

Trust Board

  

Daniel Tugwell 

Academy Committee Member

Teacher, Jane Austen College 

5/11/21

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

2021-22

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 and Trustee, Inspiration Trust 

21/1/20 

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Trustee

 3 of 3

Miranda Kendall

Academy Committee Member

Trustee, Britten Pears Arts and Patron, Home-Start in Suffolk and Trustee, Ormiston Families 

1/3/15 (term renewed 1/3/19)

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Trustee

 2 of 3

Pete Seadon 

Academy Committee Member

Vice Principal, Thetford Academy 

16/1/20

-

Trustee

 3 of 3

Daniel Tugwell 

Academy Committee Member

Teacher, Jane Austen College 

5/11/21

-

Trustee 

 2 of 2

Rosie Sethia 

Academy Committee Member

-

11/12/17

2/11/21

Trustee

0 of 1 


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