Governors
The governance of Ocean Academy is undertaken through the governance framework of the Aspirations Academies Trust.
Local governance is through Aspirations’ South Coast Regional Board and therefore the Chair of the Regional Board, David Herbert, is the Academy’s Chair of Governors.
| Name/Details | Term of office (end date) |
| Chair | |
| David Herbert – Regional CEO South Coast & South West | For duration of employment in this post |
| Parent Governors | |
| Charlotte Sheen – Parent Governor (Primary) | 31/03/2024 |
| Donna Hollingworth – Parent Governor (Secondary) | 23/01/2027 |
| Co-opted Governors | |
| John Green – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 23/01/2027 |
| Vacancy – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | |
| Trustee Link Governor | |
| Mark Brocklehurst | 15/12/2023 |
| Executive Governors | |
| Steve Kenning – Managing Director | For duration of employment in this post |
| Paula Kenning – Deputy Managing Director | For duration of employment in this post |
| Fokuo Achamfour-Yeboah – Chief Finance & Operations Officer | For duration of employment in this post |
| Mandy Lancy – Trust Safeguarding Lead, Regional CEO West London & South Central | For duration of employment in this post |
| Dr Jeffery Quaye OBE – National Director of Education and Standards | For duration of employment in this post |
| John Reece – Director of HR and Compliance | For duration of employment in this post |
| Regional Principals/Heads of School | |
| Jo Quarrie – Principal, Ocean Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Loren Tharme – Principal, Livingstone Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Natasha Ullah – Executive Principal, Magna & Livingstone Academies | For duration of employment in this post |
| Alex Waddington – Principal, Jewell Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
The Regional Board operates as part of a broader framework of governance within the Trust and further details of this are available from the following link:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/governance/
Annual reports and accounts for all Aspirations academies are available here:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/policies-and-legal-information/