Skip to content
--col-pri: #e84a37 --col-pri
--col-sec: #ff6b0b --col-sec
--col-ter: #ffbf3b --col-ter
--col-: #ffb258 --col-yellow
--col-deep-red: #cc3816 --col-deep-red
--col-warm-orange: #ff9e27 --col-warm-orange
--col-brown: #731905 --col-brown
--col-off-white: #fffefd --col-off-white
--col-off-black: #2f0f0b --col-off-black

The Gatwick School Local Academy Board

Governance Information

The LAB replaced the IEB from September 2024

Full Name Category/Appointing Body Term of Office Date of appointment Expiry Meetings attended in 2023/24
Martha Burnige Chair - appointed by Trust 4 years 24/05/2023 23/05/2027 6 out of 6
David Marillat Headteacher ex-officio 01/09/2024   n/a
Dr Megel Barker Co-opted - appointed by trust 4 years 21/12/2023 20/12/2027 4 out of 4
Hayley Brinkley Parent - elected by parents 4 years 01/09/2024 31/08/2028 n/a
Claire Murphy Co-opted - appointed by trust 4 years 01/09/2023 31/08/2027 5 out of 6
Brett North Co-opted - appointed by trust 4 years 01/09/2022 31/08/2026 6 out of 6
Ben Poole Staff - elected by staff 4 years 01/09/2024 31/08/2028 n/a
Jamie Stone Parent - elected by parents 4 years 01/09/2024 31/08/2028 n/a

IEB Members who served in the past 12 months

The Interim Executive Board was established from September 2022 to August 2024

Full Name (Including title)

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Board meetings attended in 2023/24
Mr James Freeston Trust For duration of IEB 01/09/2023 5 out of 6

Register of Interests of LAB members

Full Name

Relevant business and pecuniary interests

Mrs Martha Burnige

Employed by Pansophic Learning UK Ltd 

Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Educators

Company Secretary of Aurora Education Trust

Director International School of Berne AG

Board member iCademy Middle East

Director International School of Berne Foundation

Governance role with Kisubi High School Ltd

Chair of Aurora Academies Trust board, from 01/09/2023

Dr Megel Barker Employment: TASIS The American International School in England
Hayley Brinkley

Family: Children at the school, from 05/09/2021

Employment: St Wilfried's Catholic School, from 11/03/2024

David Marillat (Headteacher) Nil return
Claire Murphy Nil return
Mr Brett North

Fellow of the Institute of Digital and Direct Marketing, from 01/09/1989

Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, from 12/09/1992

Executive Board Member of Gatwick Diamond Business, from 12/6/2013

Chair of Gatwick Diamond Promote Group, from 10/05/2016

Member of Institute of Project Management, from 01/08/2017

Trustee of Aurora Academies Trust, from 26/11/2019

Chairman and Chief Executive of Gatwick Diamond Initiative, from 01/09/2020

Member of Institute of Directors, from 01/09/2020

Board member Crawley Innovation Centre Project Board, from 27/08/2023

Ben Poole Aurora Employee
Jamie Stone Family: Children at the school, from 01/09/2024

To request minutes of LAB meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org