Governance
Governance Structure
At Skinners’ Academies Trust, the Members act as guardians of the governance of the Trust and they appoint the Trustees.Our Trust Board has committees for Finance, Audit & Risk and for Education and you can find membership details below.
Our six schools retain their Local Governing Bodies (LGBs), which are also committees of the Board. In our delegated Trust culture, our LGBs then each determine their own sub-committee structure to ensure effective local oversight of each school.
Members 2026-2027
|
Members 2026-2027 |
|---|
| Mr Andrew Boggis |
| Mr Andrew Kennett |
| Prof Helena Gaunt |
| Ms Lucy Lee |
The Board of Trustees is ultimately accountable for all our schools.
Trust Board 2026-27
|
Trustee Name |
Appointed by |
term of office (start) |
Term of office (end) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Aisher | Members | 17 07 2023 | 16 07 2028 |
| Nigel Brotherton | Members | 17 06 2025 | 31 08 2028 |
| Sian Carr | Members | 17 07 2023 | 16 07 2027 |
| Jonathan Eliot | Members | 01 09 2025 | 31 08 2030 |
| David Fitzsimmons | Members | 17 07 2023 | 31 08 2029 |
| Neil Pegrum | Members | 01 09 2024 | 31 08 2029 |
| Helena Read | Members | 01 09 2025 | 31 08 2030 |
| Sarah Stallebrass | Members | 17 07 2023 | 31 08 2029 |
| Jonathan Wheeldon | Members | 17 07 2023 | 16 07 2027 |
Our Board has two Committees, for Finance, Audit and Risk and for Education.
Board Committees 2026-2027
|
Board Finance, Audit & Risk Committee |
Board Education committee |
|---|---|
|
Jonathan Eliot (Chair) Johnny Aisher Nigel Brotherton Neil Pegrum Jonathan Wheeldon |
Sian Carr (Chair) Johnny Aisher David Fitzsimmons Helena Read Sarah Stallebrass |
Local Governing Bodies 2026-27
Our six schools retain their Local Governing Bodies (LGBs), which formally are also Committees of the Board. In our delegated Trust culture, our LGBs then each determine their own sub-committee structure to ensure effective local oversight of each school.
The memberships of the Local Governing Bodies of the six schools within the Trust can be found on the school websites:
Our Schools - Skinners' Academies Trust
SAT Central Team
Our small Trust central team comprises a Senior Executive Leader, Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO), Finance Director, Head of Governance, Governance Professionals, Director of People, Head of Professional Development, Procurement Manager and an Executive Assistant. The team are advised on strategy and operations by the senior leaders of each of our schools, via regular "roundtable" meetings of our headteachers and of our schools' business leaders (SBLs).
Articles of Association
Register of Business Interests
Scheme of Delegation
Funding Agreements
Trustees Report and Audited Accounts
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEDED 31 AUGUST 2024 FOR SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUSTREPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 FOR SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST
Terms of Reference
MAT-FAR-Terms-of-Reference-1 2026.pdf
MAT-Heads-Roundtable-Terms-of-Reference 2026.pdfMAT-Local-Governing-Body-Terms-of-reference.pdfMAT-Trust-Board-Terms-of-Reference.pdf
