Our Trustees and Members
Members: Current Academic Year 2026-27
| Name | Role | Relevant interests | Date Appointed | Date Left |
| Paul Dunning | Member Chair - Trust Board |
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education, Secretary/Employee (until 31/12/2025) Employee, Diocese of Norwich (until 31/12/2025) Trustee, Keswick Hall Trust Trustee, Horstead Centre Trustee, DNEAT Trustee, Quiet Waters Christian Retreat House Trustee, Bungay Honeypot Centre (Bungay Community Centre) |
15/12/2025 (appointed as Chair of Trust Board) | |
| Rev Joanna Haywood | Member | Member, DNEAT | 11/03/2022 | |
| Caroline Hutton | Member |
Chair, Diocesan Board of Education Member, DNEAT |
27/02/2025 | |
| Tim Sweeting | Member | Diocesan Secretary, Diocese of Norwich Member, DNEAT |
01/11/2021 | |
| The Rt Revd Graham Usher |
Member | Member, DNEAT Bishop of Norwich |
01/10/2019 |
Trustees: Current Academic Year 2026-27
| Name | Role | Relevant Interests | Date Appointed | Term of Office Start Date | Term of Office End Date |
| Paul Dunning |
Trustee Chair, Trust Board |
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education, Secretary/Employee (ended 31/12/2025) Employee, Diocese of Norwich Trustee, Keswick Hall Trust Trustee, Horstead Centre Trustee, DNEAT Trustee, Quiet Waters Christian Retreat House Trustee, Bungay Honeypot Centre (Bungay Community Centre) |
26/03/2018 | 26/03/2026 | 25/03/2030 |
| Chris Allen |
Trustee Chair, Joint Policy Development Comment |
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education, Secretary (from 01/01/2026) Employee, Diocese of Norwich Trustee, DNEAT SIAMS Inspector, Inspect schools under S48 of Education Act in Ely, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Lincoln Diocese (01/09/2022-) RE Hub Lead, Lead for East Region, RE Regional Hub Lead for Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. (01/09/2022-) RE Council/REQM, Assessor and Advisory Board Member (01/09/2022-) |
21/05/2019 | 21/05/2023 | 20/05/2027 |
| Rachel Beeson | Trustee |
LGB Chair, Emneth Academy Trustee, Community and educational social enterprise, March 2020 |
21/05/2019 | 21/05/2023 | 20/05/2027 |
| Sarah Brownsword | Trustee |
Employee, University of East Anglia Partner, VNET Chair of Governors, Roydon Primary School (01/09/16-14/07/2023) Personal or close family relationship, UKLA (UK Literary Association) Individual licenced practitioner - delivering EAL training to teachers, schools and trusts in the East of England, Bell Foundation, (from 01/09/2025) |
17/09/2024 | 17/09/2024 | 16/09/2028 |
| David Carlin |
Trustee Vice Chair, Trust Board Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee |
Director, Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company (DoNESC) (from 29/04/2026) | 08/12/2022 | 08/12/2022 | 07/12/2026 |
| Priscilla Crane | Trustee | Employee, Unity Education Trust | 01/09/2020 | 01/09/2024 | 31/08/2028 |
| Terry Huggins | Trustee | Director, Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company (DoNESC) (from 04/06/2026) | 15/03/2023 | 15/03/2023 | 14/03/2027 |
| Simon Morley | Trustee |
Employed as Independent Chair of Steering Group, Julian Teaching School Hub, (from 01/05/2025) Education Consultant, Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (from 01/09/2025) |
03/11/2025 | 03/11/2025 | 02/11/2029 |
| Alastair Smyth | Trustee |
Links to school, Acle Primary Academy Chair of Governors, Acorn Partnership (until 31/12/2025) Employee, ISS UK - Catering Supplier to Schools (from 28/04/2026) Personal or close family relationship, Acle St Edmund Primary Friends of School Association (from 01/11/2022) Personal or close family relationship, Acle Parish Council (from 28/03/2023)
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03/11/2025 | 03/11/2025 | 02/11/2029 |
| Dani Williams | Trustee |
Employee, The Wherry School (from 01/09/2017) Shareholder, Wellybootweddings (from 14/04/2023) Links to school, Pulham Primary Academy (from 01/09/2023) |
13/03/2023 | 15/03/2023 | 14/03/2027 |
Members: Previous Academic Year 2025-26
| Name | Role | Relevant Interests | Date Appointed | Date Left |
| Paul Dunning | Member Chair - Trust Board |
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education, Secretary/Employee (until 31/12/2025) Employee, Diocese of Norwich (until 31/12/2025) Trustee, Keswick Hall Trust Trustee, Horstead Centre Trustee, DNEAT Trustee, Quiet Waters Christian Retreat House Trustee, Bungay Honeypot Centre (Bungay Community Centre) |
15/12/2025 (appointed as Chair of Trust Board) | |
| Rev Joanna Haywood | Member | Member, DNEAT | 11/03/2022 | |
| Caroline Hutton | Member |
Chair, Diocesan Board of Education Member, DNEAT |
27/02/2025 | |
| Tim Sweeting | Member | Diocesan Secretary, Diocese of Norwich Member, DNEAT |
01/11/2021 | |
| The Rt Revd Graham Usher | Member | Member, DNEAT Bishop of Norwich |
01/10/2019 |
Trustees: Previous Academic Year 2025-26
| Name |
Role | Relevant Interests | Date Appointed | Term of Office Start Date | Term of Office End Date |
| Paul Dunning | Trustee Chair, Trust Board Chair, Pay Review Committee |
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education, Secretary/Employee (ended 31/12/2025) Employee, Diocese of Norwich Trustee, Keswick Hall Trust Trustee, Horstead Centre Trustee, DNEAT Trustee, Quiet Waters Christian Retreat House Trustee, Bungay Honeypot Centre (Bungay Community Centre) |
23/06/2018 | 26/03/2026 | 25/03/2030 |
| Chris Allen | Trustee Chair, Joint Policy Development Committee |
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education, Secretary (from 01/01/2026) Employee, Diocese of Norwich Trustee, DNEAT SIAMS Inspector, Inspect schools under S48 of Education Act in Ely, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Lincoln Diocese. (01/09/2022-) RE Hub Lead, Lead for East Region, RE Regional Hub lead fro Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. (01/09/2022-) RE Council / REQM, Assessor and Advisory Board Member (01/09/2022-) |
21/05/2019 | 21/05/2023 | 20/05/2027 |
| Rachel Beeson | Trustee | LGB Chair, Emneth Academy Trustee, Community and educational social enterprise, March 2020 |
21/05/2019 | 21/05/2023 | 20/05/2027 |
| Sarah Brownsword | Trustee | Employee, University of East Anglia Partner, VNET Chair of Governors, Roydon Primary School (01/09/16-14/07/2023) Personal or close family relationship, UKLA (UK Literacy Association) Individual licenced practitioner - delivering EAL training to teachers, schools & trusts in the East of England, Bell Foundation (from 01/09/2025) |
17/09/2024 | 17/09/2024 | 16/09/2028 |
| David Carlin | Trustee Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee |
Director, Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company (DoNESC) (from 29/04/2026) | 08/12/2022 | 08/12/2022 | 07/12/2026 |
| Priscilla Crane | Trustee | Employee, Unity Education Trust | 01/09/2020 | 01/09/2024 | 31/08/2028 |
| Terry Huggins | Trustee Chair, Standards and Performance Committee |
Director, Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company (DoNESC) (from 04/06/2026) | 15/03/2023 | 15/03/2023 | 14/03/2027 |
| Simon Morley | Trustee | Employed as Independent Chair of Steering Group, Julian Teaching School Hub, 01/05/2025 Education Consultant, Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust 01/09/2025 |
03/11/2025 | 03/11/2025 | 02/11/2029 |
| Alastair Smyth | Trustee | Links to school, Acle Primary Academy Chair of Governors, Acorn Partnership (until 31/12/2025) Employee of parent company, Integral UK Ltd, Integral UK is a subsidiary of JLL UK that carries out property maintenance work in the public sector. 16/09/2019 Spouse is Trustee, Acle St Edmund Primary Friends of School Association. 01/11/2022 Spouse employed by Acle Parish Council. 28/03/2023 |
03/11/2025 | 03/11/2025 | 02/11/2029 |
| Dani Williams | Trustee | Employee, The Wherry School Shareholder, Wellybootweddings Links to school, Pulham Primary School |
15/03/2023 | 15/03/2023 | 14/03/2027 |
| Edward Frankland | Trustee Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee |
Employee, The Pensions Regulator Member, The Law Society Director, Diocese of Norwich Education Services Company (until 25/03/2026) |
26/03/2018 | 26/03/2018 | 25/03/2026 |
| Geoff Rivers | Trustee | Director, Hollesley Bay Prison and Warren Hill Self-Employed/Consultant, Geoff Rivers Associates Local Government Consultancy Services |
26/03/2018 | 26/03/2022 | 25/03/2026 |
| Kathy Griffiths | Trustee | Chief Executive Officer, Aquinas Church of England Education Trust; Vice Chair, Anglican Association of Secondary School Headteachers (AASSH); National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership (NPQEL) Facilitator, Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership (CEFEL); Steering Group Member, Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership (CEFEL) |
06/04/2022 | 06/04/2022 | 05/04/2026 |
| Eve Dewsnap | Trustee | Director, Active Norfolk | 22/01/2021 | 22/01/2025 | 20/07/2026 (resignation) |
Trustee Attendance: Previous Academic Year 2025-26
