Kemnal Academies Trust

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The Kemnal Academies Trust, or TKAT, runs over 40 Primary and Secondary Schools, making it one of the largest state-funded, independent academy school chains in the South of England. It has faced critical reports from the regulator Ofsted following investigations.

Controversy

TKAT removed almost two thirds of the headteachers at its schools within weeks of taking over, according to a 2014 report.

Consultants

• Deloitte. It was reported in September 2015 that Deloitte had undertaken a review for TKAT, which advocated that the chain grow slowly.

People

Board of directors

• John Atkins, chair
• Karen Roberts, CEO
• Aruna Mehta, formerly of JP Morgan (Managing Director - Head of Operational Controls)
• Quentin Roper, Non-Executive Diocesan Director. He is also Director of Education for the Diocese of Canterbury.
• Ian Armitage, non-executive director. Armitage is a venture capitalist and private equity investor, and founded HgCapital. He is also a non-exec director of a number of firms in the school services sector, including: The Key, which provides management support to schools in England and Wales; and Arbor Education Partners, which says it 'helps schools learn from and act on their data to improve student outcomes... by using big data analysis.' He is also a director at Isfield Intestments, which has invested in The Key. He was a director of the British Venture Capital Assocaition
• Elaine Thomas, Non-Executive Director. An HR specialist, Thomas previously worked for Merrill Lynch.

Members

• John Atkins
• Raymond Vooght
• Daniel Barber, Head of Sales and Marketing, EdenTree Investment Management
• Quentin Roper representing The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company.

Contacts

Website: http://www.tkat.org