Trustees
The Free School Norwich enjoys the support of a strong board of trustees who are drawn from businesses and organisations in the local community. The Board of Trustees works with the senior leadership team to provide oversight and strategic direction for the school. It formally meets each term and trustees are regular visitors to the school.
Trustee Information
Updated March 2023
| Name | Nature of Appointment | Date of First Appointment | Date of Resignation | Role | Responsibility | Attendance % FY2020/21 | Attendance % FY2022/23 YTD 28.4.23 | Other Interests |
| Darren Webster | Staff | 27/01/2021 | Principal and Accounting Officer | 100% | 100% | Director of Sitemove Property Management from 2014 | ||
| Andy Skeggs | Member | 17/5/2017 | School Effectiveness, Data, IT, Risk & Audit | 100% | 83% | |||
| Jaime Rix | Co-opted | 29/1/2020 | SEN | 100% | 83% | |||
| Carole James | Member | 03/06/2020 | Curriculum, SEN, Pupil Premium | 100% | 83% | |||
| Julia Virgoe | Member | 03/06/2020 | Chair | Finance | 100% | 100% | ||
| Ben Mancini | Parent | 15/03/2023 | Health and Safety, Premises, Risk and Audit | N/A | 67% | |||
| Rebecca Toye | Co-opted | 29/03/2023 | Safeguarding & Staff Wellbeing | N/A | 100% | |||
| Kasha Cowles | Parent | 27/04/2023 | N/A | 0% | ||||
| Past Trustees | ||||||||
| Tristan Searle | Member | 24/05/2023 | 17/09/2023 | N/A | 100% | |||
| Faye Bunn | Staff | 29/1/2020 | SENDCo | 83% | 100% | |||
| Jenny Burrett | Co-opted | 03/06/2020 | Safeguarding and Behaviour | 67% | 83% | Own coaching and mentoring business: The Educational Coaching Company from September 2021. Governor role at Maldon Court Preparatory School since 2016. Daughter (Emma Collier) is a teacher at the school. |
Associated Parties Disclosure
September 2023
| Member Name |
Name of Appointment |
Date of First Appointment |
Date of Resignation |
Business and Pecuniary Interests |
| Roger Margand | Member | 10/11/2010 | Partner and member at Spire Solicitors LLP since October 2013. Trustee at Sapientia Education Trust since January 2018. Chair of Governors at Seething and Mundham Primary since October 2018, Chair of Local Governing Body at White House Farm Primary School since 2019. Member of Corvus Education Trust and Unity Education Trust. | |
| Markella Papageorgiou | Member | 13/07/2016 | Employed by Norfolk County Council as Head of Strategy and Policy since January 2009. Trustee and Link Governor for Pupil Premium and History curriculum at Taverham High School since 2018. | |
| Corinne Lawrie | Member | 23/06/2020 | ||
| Julia Virgoe | Member | 27/01/2021 |