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Governance

The Trust Board encompasses Aston Manor Academy and Chilwell Croft as part of Equitas Academies Trust. 

The Trust Board consists of up to 12 Directors (also known as Trustees) from a variety of employment backgrounds. We work as a team with the Executive Headteacher and Headteachers, for the benefit of all the pupils at both Aston Manor and Chilwell Croft Academies. 

We are all volunteers and have a diverse background, from education, to safety, transport, I.T and Auditing. It is our job to give the school a strategic direction and to act as ‘a critical friend’ – helping to guide the school to improving the standard of education for all of our pupils. 

We ensure that local and national government legislation and targets are met, that we spend our school budgets wisely, that the curriculum is delivered in an engaging way and that the safety of pupils is at the forefront of everything we do. 

If you need to contact us, please feel free to do so through the Clerk to the Trust Board, Kelly Wasley; (kwasley@chilwellcroftacademy.com). 

For all GDPR queries, please email Donna Lewis, Data Protection Officer (dlewis@equitasacademiestrust.com)

Trustee NameTrustee/ Member Date of AppointmentTerm Start DateTerm End Date
Mr Innocent OkoroTrustee09/12/202409/12/202408/12/2028
Mr Zain MahmoodTrustee16/09/202516/09/202515/09/2029
Mr Herville Hector Trustee 25/09/201712/07/202511/07/2029
Mr Michael Bartley Trustee 24/03/201412/03/201811/03/2026
Mrs Jane Gotschel Chair/ Trustee/Member
Safeguarding Link		27/09/202127/09/202526/09/2029
Mr Simon Harris Vice Chair/Trustee07/12/202009/12/202408/12/2028
Dr Nicola SmithTrustee 27/03/202327/03/202326/03/2027
Mr Steve HughesTrustee18/03/202418/03/202417/03/2028
Mr Aaron Batt Trustee 07/04/202507/04/202506/04/2029
Mr David Jones Member 12/06/2022
Mr Wadim WesolekMember09/07/2024
Mr Phillip GodwinMember24/09/2019
Mr Simon SpencerMember28/08/2021

The trustees of Equitas Academies Trust believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people. 

The trustees are currently collecting data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. 

Due to our relatively small board of trustees we do not publish this diversity data online as individual trustees could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.