Trust Teams
Our trust teams are broken up into three areas. Trust Governance, Supporting Services & School Improvement Teams.
- Our Governance provides oversight for the trust, reviews spending proposals, approves policies and assures that every aspect of our member schools are moving towards fulfilling our vision.
- Our Supporting Services are the people behind many of mechanisms that help the trust function. From financing to infrastructure, health and safety to human resources, these are the people that really make our trust tick.
- School Improvement Teams are the individuals in each school that are determined to help us realise our vision for every student. These senior leaders help to provide important initiatives throughout our schools including such things as pastoral support, staff development and mental health awareness.
Trust Governance
Governance is led by the Board of Trustees and overseen by Members. The Board of Trustees, led by Dr John W. Brown, has two subcommittees – Finance & General Purposes and Curriculum, Standards & Pupil Welfare. Below this over arching governance, each member school has its own Local Academy Council to further represent the interests of the local community. For more information on our structure, interests and delegations, please see the ‘Further Information’ tab below the structure diagram.
For all governance enquires please contact Sara Buczak (Trust Governance Manager)
• Scheme of Delegation Including Terms of Reference
• Register of Business & Personal Interests – Autumn Term 2023
• Register of Business & Personal Interests – Spring Term 2024
• Register of Business & Personal Interests – Summer Term 2024
• Three Year MAT Strategic Plan
Members
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Appointment |
| Dr. | John W | Brown | 24/09/14 |
| Ms. | Maggie | Crow | 18/07/16 |
| Dr. | Adrian | Green | 05/04/18 |
| Mr. | Clifton | Witt | 06/04/17 |
| Mr. | Anthony | McCourt | 10/02/22 |
Board of Trustees
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Appointment | Term Expires | Appointed By |
| Mrs. | Judith | Alder | 29/11/23 | 28/11/24 | Trustees |
| Dr. | John W | Brown | 25/09/22 | 24/09/26 | Members |
| Mrs. | Helen | Catcherside | 30/10/23 | 29/10/27 | Members |
| Mr. | Rob | Edmonds | 25/09/22 | 24/09/26 | Members |
| Mrs. | Emma | Young | 01/10/20 | 01/10/24 | Members |
| Mrs. | Alison | Lawson | 17/05/23 | 16/05/27 | Members |
| Mrs. | Jenifer | Purdy | 29/11/23 | 28/11/24 | Trustees |
| Mr. | Henderson | Shields | 29/11/23 | 28/11/24 | Trustees |
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Appointment | Term Expires | Appointed By |
| Mr. | Phil | Meek | 02/12/23 | 01/12/26 | Trustees |
| Mrs | Joanne | Maw | 01/09/21 | N/A | Ex Officio |
| Ms. | Karen | Routledge | 02/12/23 | 01/12/26 | Trustees |
| Miss. | Chloe | Jackson | 30/03/22 | 30/03/25 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Stephanie | Kernen | 15/11/22 | 14/11/25 | Parents |
| Mrs. | Vasiliki | Kontou Watson | 15/11/22 | 14/11/25 | Parents |
| Ms. | Yvonne | Haymonds | 14/12/23 | 13/12/26 | Trustees |
| Ms. | Claudia | Zakaidze | 01/01/24 | 31/12/26 | Staff |
| Ms. | Joanne | Cooper | 14/03/24 | 13/03/27 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Dawn | Black | 01/12/20 | 01/12/23(Term Ended) | Trustees |
| Ms. | Lisa | Foot | 01/12/20 | 01/12/23 (Term Ended) | Trustees |
| Mr. | Michael | Charlton | 30/03/22 | 31/12/23 (Term Ended) | Trustees |
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Appointment | Term Expires | Appointed By |
| Mrs. | Jill | Dodd | 01/09/21 | N/A | Ex Officio |
| Ms. | Rona | Crockatt | 01/10/22 | 30/09/25 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Hilary | Akien | 17/11/23 | 17/11/26 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Michelle | Callan Buck | 26/01/22 | 26/01/25 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Michelle | Driskel | 16/02/23 | 15/02/26 | Parents |
| Mr. | Jonathan | Greener | 16/02/23 | 15/02/26 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Kathleen | Walton | 05/10/23 | 04/10/26 | Trustees |
| Mrs. | Louise | McCombe | 14/12/23 | 13/12/26 | Trustees |
• Register of Business & Personal Interests – Autumn Term 2022
• Register of Business & Personal Interests – Spring Term 2023
• Register of Business & Personal Interests – Summer Term 2023
• Board of Trustees 2022 – 2023
• Board of Trustees Attendance of Meetings 2022 – 2023
• Southmoor Local Governing Body 2022 – 2023
• Southmoor Local Governing Body Attendance of Meetings 2022 – 2023
• Sandhill View Local Governing Body 2022 – 2023
• Sandhill View Local Governing Body Attendance of Meetings 2022 – 2023
Supporting Services
At the Aspire North East Trust we very much see ourselves as a family. We therefore help each other out by sharing expertise, ideas and resources to help our member schools flourish. Behind this army of teaching talent lies a ‘back office’ support network who quickly deploy professional support services to the schools who join our family.
Leadership
Leading our MAT vision and supporting the leadership of our member schools to achieve a consistent approach to learning and achievement throughout the communities we serve.
Joanne Maw
Chief Executive Officer
Finance
Supporting schools with day to day financial processes and procedures as well as providing strategic finance planning, budget setting, business continuity and a payroll service.
Anthony Hall
Chief Financial Officer
Technology
Supporting new schools with IT infrastructure development and providing ongoing strategic IT advice and a high quality support desk service to all school within the trust.
Tom Malone
Director of Technology
Marketing & Comms
Providing a full service of communications and marketing support including media handling, reputation management and a professional graphic design service.
Peter Davison
Manager of Marketing & Communications
Human Resources
Sam Ferry
Head of HR & PA to CEO
Data Management
Delivering a comprehensive and analytical understanding of the data collected via various systems throughout our Trust, including school reports, student options and grading.
Kendra Rogers
Data Manager
Governance Management
Lead Governance professional, overseeing creation and review of Trust policies, performance management, GDPR & complaints. Responsible for providing a professional clerking service to the Members, Trustees and Local Academy Councils,
Sara Buczak
Trust Governance Manager
Careers & Guidance
Providing professional careers guidance for students throughout our Trust, including sourcing potential work placements, apprenticeship opportunities and HE ambitions.
Julia Robinson
Trust Director of Progression
School Improvement Teams
School improvement systems are managed by arrangement with the relevant Trust Teams spread across our member schools.
Leadership
Joanne Maw
Headteacher
Southmoor Academy
Jill Dodd
Headteacher
Sandhill View Academy
Quality of Education
Sammy Wright
Deputy Headteacher,
Southmoor Academy
James Castling
Deputy Headteacher
Sandhill View Academy
Pastoral
Nicola Harris
Acting Deputy Headteacher,
Southmoor Academy
Allison Johnson
Deputy Headteacher,
Sandhill View Academy
Staff Development
Vicky Doherty
Director of Staff Deveploment
Southmoor Academy
Louise Southwick
Assistant Headteacher
Sandhill View Academy
Personal Development
Simon Wareham
Assistant Headteacher
Southmoor Academy
Anthony Blake
Assistant Headteacher
Sandhill View Academy
SEND
Olivia McCourt
Assistant Headteacher,
Southmoor Academy
Ashleigh Summerside