Governance

Trust Board of Directors

Name	Position of Responsibility	Appointed by	Original Appointment Date	Term of Office	Voting Rights
Neil Peterson	Chair of Trust Board Trustee	Academy members	13/02/2019	04/07/2024 to 03/07/2025 13/02/2023 to 12/02/2027	Y
Diane Browning	CEO - Accounting Officer	Academy members	01/01/2019	01/01/2023 to 31/12/2027	Y
Richard Longley	Trustee	Academy members	15/10/2021	15/10/2021 to 14/10/2025	Y
Mandy Garner	Trustee	Academy members	23/04/2019	22/04/2023 to 21/04/2027	Y
Simon Mason	Trustee	Academy members	19/01/2023	19/01/2023 to 18/01/2027	Y
John White	Trustee	Academy members	08/05/2019	08/05/2023 to 07/05/2027	Y

Finance Committee

Name	Position of Responsibility	Appointed by	Term of Office	Voting Rights
Diane Browning	CEO		01/01/2023 to 31/12/2026	Y
John White	Chair of Finance Committee		27/01/2021 to 26/01/2025	Y
Richard Longley			05/05/2022 to 04/05/2026	Y
Neil Peterson			01/09/2022 to 31/08/2026	Y
Dee Stacey	CFO		01/06/2014	N

Academy Members

Name	Position of responsibility	Appointed by	From
David Walker	Chair of Members	Member Appointed	1 May 2014
Neil Peterson		Member Appointed	1 Nov 2019
Liam McHugh		Member Appointed	12 Dec 2023
Graeme Lloyd		Member Appointed	1 May 2014
Louise Wade		Member Appointed	18 May 2018

The address for correspondence to the Chair of the Trust

Neil Peterson
Iwade School, School Lane,
Iwade, Sittingbourne,
Kent, ME9 8RS

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Bourne Alliance Local Governing Board

Name	Position of Responsibility	Appointed by	Term of Office	Voting Rights
Debbie Elliott	Staff - Chair	Trust Appointed	24/02/2024 to 23/02/2028	N
Katrine Stewart	Head of Iwade School	Ex-officio	01/09/2023	N
Lauren Flain	Head of Grove Park School	Ex-officio	16/05/2023	N
Tim Harwood	Head of Bobbing School	Ex-officio	01/09/2023	N
Neil Dipple	Headteacher Aspire School	Ex-officio	01/05/2023	N
Mrs D-M Cass		Parent Elected	06/06/2024 to 05/06/2028	N
Michelle Bartlett		Parent Elected	07/11/2023 to 06/11/2027	N
Zoe Silvester		Trust Appointed	18/01/2022 to 17/01/2026	N
Sarah Downes	Staff	Trust Appointed	24/02/2024 to 23/02/2028	N
Liam Corbett		Parent Elected	18/01/2022 to 17/01/2026	N

The address for correspondence to the Chair of the Local Governing Body

c/o Debbie Stryzyk
Iwade School, School Lane,
Iwade, Sittingbourne,
Kent, ME9 8RS

Please click here to view a link to the Governance handbook.

Governance Structure

MEMBERS	Bourne Alliance Academy Trust Members
The members are akin to the shareholders of a company. They have ultimate control over the academy trust, with the ability to appoint or remove trustees and the right to amend the trust’s Articles of Association.	Bourne Alliance has a minimum of 3 members. Members can be considered as the custodians of the trust. However, they have a hands-off role in terms of managing the trust. They meet once a year.

TRUST BOARD	Bourne Alliance Academy Trust Board of Trustees
The trustees/directors are responsible for three core governance functions; setting the direction; holding the Executive Principal to account and ensuring financial probity.	The trustees are responsible for the trust. The board is made up of professional people from business and education sectors. Trustees have strategic oversight and ultimate responsibility for the strategic decisions within the trust and are accountable for the performance of the trust in terms of finance, standards, compliance and HR. The Trust Board reports to the members and feeds back to the LGB.

FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE	Bourne Alliance Academy Trust Finance and Audit Committee
The dedicated committee’s remit is to advise the trust board on the adequacy of financial controls and risk management arrangements.	The Finance and Audit Committee scrutinises the management accounts, recommends budgets, advises the trustees on financial matters and holds the Chief Financial Officer to account. The Finance and Audit Committee reports to the trust board.

LOCAL GOVERNING BODY	Bourne Alliance Local Governing Body (LGB)
A group of people made up of volunteers and professionals. They carry out monitoring at a local level and hold Heads of School to account for the implementation of the School Development Plan and pupil outcomes. The LGB produces reports that are shared with the trust board.	The LGB works across all schools to provide support and challenge to the school leadership teams. Areas that the LGB monitor and report on are quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and mangement, the school plan, safeguarding and health and safety. A local governor also attends the Finance and Audit Committee and reports to the LGB. The LGB reports to the Trust Board.

Copies of the minutes are available on request to the clerk.

Scheme of delegation Oct 2024
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