Trust Members

Members have ultimate control of the Academy Trust because they can appoint and remove the Trustees and they can change the constitution. Though members have a very important role to play in overseeing the MAT, they will typically be less directly involved in the running of it than the Trustees and may only meet once a year.

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Phil Barlow

Elected Member – Braintree District Council
Trustee – Witham, Braintree and Halstead Citizens Advice Bureau
Twice Mayor of Witham
Previous Chair of Governors at local secondary school
Worked at board level in both public and private sector

Rod Lane

Chair of Governors at Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Chair of Governors of Witham Joint Local Governing Body
Member, Essex Schools Forum
Member, School-led Improvement System Project Board
Member, Early Years & Childcare Partnership Forum
Member, Early Years Funding Formula Review Group
Member, SEND Capital Investment Project Board
Member, North Essex Children’s Partnership Board

Susan Sings

Vice-Chair of Governors of Witham Joint Local Governing Body
Ex-Executive Chair of Connected Learning Board of Trustees
Previous senior manager at Anglia Ruskin University

Anthony Welch

CEO, Premier Learning Trust
Headteacher, Holland Park Primary School
Executive Headteacher, Alton Park Junior School

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Phil Barlow

Rod Lane

Susan Sings

Anthony Welch

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