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Solent Academies Trust

Members

The Solent Academies Trust, in common with other academy groups, is a not-for-profit charity. We are formally constituted as a limited company, which requires us to have Members.

This is primarily a formal, rather than an active, role, although one of the Members also serves as a Trustee.

 

  • Mark Mitchell
    Chair of the Board of Trustees

    Mark Mitchell

    Qualifications

    BA (Hons) in Sociology , University of Leeds

    MSc in Politics and Sociology, University of London

    Current employment where relevant

    Retired, although acts as a consultant to the Ministry of Justice and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

    Employment History

    Employed until 2011 as a member of academic staff at the University of Portsmouth, as a head of department for six years and a Dean of Faculty for a further eight years. As Dean, had devolved responsibility for a budget of £12 million and leadership responsibility for 300 staff.

    School Governance Experience

    Twenty-three years' experience of school governance, eighteen of these as a chair of governors, including at a mainstream secondary and two special schools. In 2003 asked by Portsmouth City Council to chair the shadow board of governors of what became Mary Rose Academy. Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Solent Academies Trust since 2013.

    Chaired the Portsmouth Schools Forum from 2011-15. Appointed as a National Leader of Governance by the Department for Education in 2014.

  • Louise Wilders
    Member

    Louise Wilders

    Qualifications:

    HND Hotel & Catering Management

    MHCIMA

    Current employment where relevant:

    Chief Officer - HIVE Portsmouth

    Trustee - New Theatre Royal

    Professional experience including organisations you have played a part in:

    • Current - Co - Founder and Chief Officer HIVE Portsmouth - developing community capacity and resilience within the voluntary and community sector in Portsmouth

    • Director of Community and Communications - Portsmouth City Council . Responsible for marketing, communications and community engagement for the City Council

    • Chair of Cliffdale Primary Academy Governors

  • Peter Starie
    Member

    Peter Starie

    Qualifications:

    BA (Hons); PhD

    Current employment where relevant:

    Retired

    Professional experience including organisations you have played a part in

     

    Head of School of Education and Childhood Studies, University of Portsmouth  

    Board member, Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance, 2014

    Management Forum member, Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)

    Principal Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth

    Associate Head, School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies, UoP, 2001-04

    Head of Curriculum and Educational Development, Department for Curriculum and Quality Enhancement, UoP, 2004-7

    Associate Dean (Students), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, UoP, 2007-2014

  • Barry Hicks
    Member

    Barry Hicks

    Qualifications:

    Graduated 1972 Bsc Hons (external London) Sociology

    Current employment where relevant:

    Retired.

    Professional experience including organisations you have played a part in

    Taught in Secondary education 1972 to 1987 taking 1973/74 to complete

    PGCE (Lancaster University) at Edge Hill for secondary and FE.

    In 1987 promoted to senior management position to the newly created

    St. Vincent College in Gosport where subsequently promote to Vice Principal.

    1998 became Principal of Regent College in Leicester.

    In 2002 took up position of Principal of Itchen College, Southampton

    until retirement in 2016.

    During this time Barry was Chair of the Association of South East Colleges.

    Barry was also active in the development and growth of the Itchen International  School.

  • David Jordan
    Member

    David Jordan

    Qualifications:

    BSc (Hons) Psychology; Accredited Clerk to Governors

    Current employment where relevant:

    Retired.  

    Professional experience including organisations you have played a part in

    Higher Education administrative management and governance from 1990 to 2011 at the University of Portsmouth and University College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth.

    Clerk to Governors at Mary Rose school / Mary Rose Academy 2011 to 2016.

    Company Secretary Solent Academies Trust 2013 to 2016

Appointment Details and Register of Interests

The appointment details and register of interest for our current Members as well as those Members who have served at any point over the last 12 months can be found in the pdf below.