Governance

A summary of the declarations of interests of our Members and Trustees.

Siobhan Denning

• Employed as Director of Chanctonbury Ltd

Rose Durban

• None Declared

Jeremy Nurse

• None

Dr John Smith

• None

The names of individuals who served as Trustees of the University of Brighton Academies Trust, and their declaration of business and pecuniary interests

Alice Allen

Trustee | term of office 1 September 2023 to 26 July 2024 | appointed by the sponsor, University of Brighton

• None Declared

Stephen Bland

Trustee | term of office: 27 August 2024 to 13 March 2025 | appointed by Sponsor, University of Brighton

• None Declared

Andy Davies

Trustee | term of office: 31 October 2023 to 31 December 2024 | appointed by the sponsor, University of Brighton

Chris McFadden

Trustee | term of office: 20 May 2020 to 12 June 2024 | appointed by Sponsor, University of Brighton

• No interests to declare

Bill Goodwin

Member | term of office 25 January 2021to 25 February 2025 | appointed by the sponsor, University of Brighton

• Lavington Park Federation - Governor

Chris Pole

Trustee | term of office: 10 December 2015 to 18 July 2024 | appointed by Sponsor, University of Brighton (Co-Opted Member)

• Trustee - Eastbourne Samaritans
• UK Board member – Kaplan UK
• Professor - Emeritus University of Brighton (Trust sponsor)

Miles Smith

Trustee | term of office: 20 May 2020 to 11 June 2024 | appointed by the Board of Trustees as a Co-Opted Member

Janey Walker

Trustee | term of office: 1 September 2021 to 31 January 2025 | appointed by the sponsor, University of Brighton

• None Declared

During the academic year 2023-24 the University of Brighton Academies Trust’s Board of Trustees held six ordinary meetings. 

The attendance statistics below record the Trustees present at meetings during the individual term of office and is in alphabetical order. 

Trustee	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Professor Chris Pole (Chair)	6	6
Siobhan Denning (Vice Chair)	5	6
Alice Allen	6	6
Andy Davies	3	5
Chris McFadden	1	5
Jeremy Nurse	5	6
Dr John Smith (Chief Executive and Accounting Officer)	6	6
Miles Smith	5	6
Janey Walker	6	6
Paul Whiteing	1	2

During the academic year 2023-24 the University of Brighton Academies Trust Education and Standards Committee held four meetings. 

The attendance statistics below record the Trustees present at meetings during the individual term of office and is in alphabetical order. 

Committee Member	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Andy Davies (Trustee member)	4	4
Siobhan Denning (Trustee member)	4	4
Dr Cathy Gower (Trustee member)	1	1
Dr John Smith (Trustee member)	4	4
Paul Whiteing (Trustee member)	0	2
Rose Durban (Co-opted member)	1	4

During the academic year 2023-24 the University of Brighton Academies Trust Remuneration and HR Committee held three meetings. 

The attendance statistics below record the Trustees present at meetings during the individual term of office and is in alphabetical order. 

Committee Member	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Alice Allen (Trustee member)	2	2
Chris McFadden (Trustee member)	3	3
Dr John Smith (Trustee member)	3	3

During the academic year 2023-24 the University of Brighton Academies Trust Finance and Resources Committee held four meetings. 

The attendance statistics below record the Trustees present at meetings during the individual term of office and is in alphabetical order. 

Committee Member	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Jeremy Nurse (Trustee member)	4	4
Dr John Smith (Trustee member)	4	4
Jane Davey (Co-opted member)	4	4

During the academic year 2023-24 the University of Brighton Academies Trust the Risk and Audit Committee held three meetings. 

The attendance statistics below record the Trustees present at meetings during the individual term of office and is in alphabetical order. 

Committee Member	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Miles Smith (Trustee member)	3	3
Janey Walker (Trustee member)	3	3
David Gill (Co-opted member)	1	2