Governance

Welcome from the Chair

It is with a great sense of pride that I chair the Salterns Academy Trust Board. The Trust Board provides the strategic direction and vision for the Salterns Academy Trust and its principal purpose is the education and wellbeing of its staff and pupils.

The members of the Board are accountable for the governance of the Trust, the educational provision in its two schools, and for creating an environment for the Headteachers’ to manage the teaching, learning and personal development of the pupils at Admiral Lord Nelson School and Trafalgar School.

The Trust Board ensures strategic and financial decisions support high quality education in our schools and ensure that every student is empowered to achieve their true potential and become a positive influence on society now and in the future.

As a Trust we are proud that both schools embrace inclusivity and place student’s wellbeing and education at the centre of all they do. We set high aspirations for all pupils and staff to ensure that as a Trust and as Schools we are evaluating our performance and seeking continuous improvement to our provision.

Each School has achieved OFSTED recognition as a Good School. Both schools have also achieved the UNICEF Rights Respecting Silver Award. We are proud of the way in which our leaders and staff embody these principles in their schools. The Silver Award reflects our values of providing high quality educational provision and inclusivity along with being community focussed, and these values and principles underpin everything we do.

Andy Cree
Chair
Salterns Academy Trust Board
c/o Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT

Trust Members

Roles and Responsibilities

Every Trust has Members who have a similar role to shareholders of a company limited by shares. Salterns Trust has four Trust Members, but the Articles of Association establish the Chair of the Trust Board as a fifth Member.

Members are kept informed about Trust business so they can be assured that the Board is exercising effective governance. This includes providing the Members with the Trust’s audited annual report and accounts.

Name	Business Interests	Pecuniary Interests
Name: Andy Cree	Business Interests: Independent	Pecuniary Interests: UTC Portsmouth: Founding Member Governor at Merchant Taylors school Member of UPAT Maritime UK Solent Director
Name: David Giles	Business Interests: Independent	Pecuniary Interests: None
Name: Steve Labedz	Business Interests: Independent	Pecuniary Interests: UTC Portsmouth: Member
Name: Mike Park	Business Interests: Signatory to Articles	Pecuniary Interests: None

Trust Directors

Roles and Responsibilities

The Trustees should focus on three core functions:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos, and strategic direction
Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its students and the performance management of staff
Overseeing and ensuring effective financial performance

They must comply with the Trust’s charitable objects, with company and charity law, and with their contractual obligations under the funding agreement. As an employer, the Trust has a range of wider obligations including such matters as employment law and health and safety.

Nature of Appointment	Name	Date of Appointment	Current term	Business Interests	Pecuniary Interests	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare
Nature of Appointment: Member Appointed	Name: Andy Cree (Chair)	Date of Appointment: 21/06/2016	Current term: to 19/9/28	Business Interests: UTC Portsmouth: Founding Member Governor at Merchant Taylors school Member of UPAT Maritime UK Solent Director	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Member Appointed	Name: Paul Hayes (Vice Chair)	Date of Appointment: 21/06/2017	Current term: to 25/6/25	Business Interests: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd: Director University of Portsmouth Services Ltd: Director University of Portsmouth Academic Trust: Member UTC Portsmouth: Member	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Member Appointed	Name: Amanda Barrett	Date of Appointment: 17/01/2018	Current term: to 16/1/26	Business Interests: None	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Member Appointed	Name: Annette Majekodunmi	Date of Appointment: 19/05/2021	Current term: to 19/5/25	Business Interests: None	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Member Appointed	Name: Scott Taviner	Date of Appointment: 19/05/2021	Current term: to 19/5/25	Business Interests: None	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Member Appointed	Name: Nys Hardingham (Chief Executive Officer)	Date of Appointment: 01/04/2015	Current term: 30/4/26	Business Interests: UTC Portsmouth: Trustee	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Co-opted	Name: Tina Henley	Date of Appointment: 12/01/2022	Current term: to 12/1/26	Business Interests: Headteacher, Virtual School, Portsmouth City Council.	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Co-opted	Name: Emma Johnson	Date of Appointment: 06/11/23	Current term: to 5/11/28	Business Interests: Trustee - Hive, Portsmouth Central Library	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: None
Nature of Appointment: Co-opted	Name: Richard Barlow	Date of Appointment: 1/1/24	Current term: to 31 /12/28	Business Interests: Vice Principal Havant and South Downs College	Pecuniary Interests: None	Relevant Close Family Relationships To Declare: Nopne

Full register is available here:

Salterns Academy Trust Register of Business Interests

Structure Chart

The Trust Audit and Risk Committee is chaired by Paul Hayes. The committee's remit is to advise the Trust board on matters relating it its audit arrangements, systems of internal control and risk management.

The Pay and Conditions committee is chaired by Andy Cree. The Committee is responsible for advising the Trust board on matters relating to the Trust's staff organisation and all issues relating to pay and appraisal arrangements

All meeting agendas, reports and approved minutes are available on request by contacting the Clerk to the Trust Board on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Trust has delegated authority to the Local Governing Body (LGB) for each school (as per the Scheme of Delegation). Each LGB meets at least 8 times a year. Each LGB has its own terms of reference and meetings etiquette. LGB information is found on the relevant school’s website.

Local Governing Body Admiral Lord Nelson School

The Local Governing Body at Admiral Lord Nelson School is co-chaired by Jane Beecher and Nathan Waites.

Governance Information

Local Governing Body Trafalgar School

The Local Governing Body at Trafalgar School is chaired by Jo Bennett.

Governance Information

Academy Committee Mayfield School

The Academy Committee at Mayfield School is chaired by Kelly Perret

Governance Information

The Trust Board Meetings

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 15TH JANUARY 2025

Notice is hereby given that the AGM of the Salterns Academy Trust will take place on Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 18:00 hours

The meeting will be held to transact the following business:

To receieve the Trust annual report and audited accounts
To elect the Chair and Vice Chair of the Trust Board
To confirm the Trust's auditors
Receieve an update from the Trust CEO and Chair of the Board
To respond to any questions submitted in advance by Parents, families, and other members of the community.

We welcome Parents, families, and other members of the community to attend this meeting via Microsoft Teams, and to submit questions to be answered by the board.

To allow sufficient time for informed answers to be provided by Trust leaders, questions must be submitted no later than 24 hours before the scheduled start time of the meeting.

To register your interest in attending this meeting, or to submit a question to be answered at the meeting, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please be advised that recording of the meeting is prohibited.

The board meets 7 times per year. Details of board meetings can be obtained by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.