Governance

Welcome from the Chair          

It is with a great sense of pride that I chair the Salterns Academy Trust Board. The Trustees set the strategic direction and long‑term vision for the Trust, with the education, wellbeing and safeguarding of our students and staff at the centre of all decision‑making.

Trustees are accountable for the effective governance of the Trust, the quality of education provided across our schools, and for establishing the conditions that enable Headteachers to lead teaching, learning and personal development successfully. This includes creating a culture where strong relationships, high expectations and professional trust allow leaders and staff to flourish.

The Trust Board ensures that strategic and financial decisions support high‑quality educational provision, sustainability and continuous improvement. In doing so, we seek to empower every student to achieve their full potential and to become a positive and responsible contributor to society, both now and in the future.

As a Trust, we place a strong emphasis on relational practice, recognising that positive relationships underpin successful learning, staff wellbeing and inclusive school communities. We are proud that our schools embrace inclusion and place students’ wellbeing and education at the heart of their work.

All of our schools have achieved the UNICEF Rights Respecting Award, reflecting our shared values and our commitment to dignity, respect and participation. These principles underpin everything we do as a Trust and guide our approach to leadership, governance and education.

Paul Hayes
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.

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.

Trust Directors

Roles and Responsibilities

The Trustees 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.

Former resigned in previous 12 months:

• Amanda Barrett (24/06/25) 

• Andy Cree (06/11/25)

• Sara Petipher (10/03/26)

Full register is available here:

Salterns Academy Trust Register of Business Interests

Structure Chart

The Trust Finance Audit and Risk Committee is chaired by Emma Johnson. 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 Paul Hayes. 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 clerk.alns@salterns.org. The Trust has delegated authority to the Local Governing Body (LGB) / Academy Committee (AC) for each school (as per the Scheme of Delegation). Each LGB/AC meets at least 8 times a year. Each LGB/AC has its own terms of reference and meetings etiquette. LGB/AC information is found on the relevant school’s website.

The Trust Board Meetings

The board meets 7 times per year. Details of board meetings can be obtained by contacting clerk.alns@salterns.org