The Kimberley Academy of Performing Arts is run by Aimee Kimberley, a well-known and experienced teacher and ex-professional performer. Aimee trained in Eastbourne before gaining a scholarship to study Musical Theatre at CPA College in Romford, Essex. She then went on to work professionally before returning to Eastbourne to train as a teacher with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD.) Aimee has been teaching dance, drama and musical theatre at schools across Sussex for over ten years, and launched The Kimberley Academy of Performing Arts in 2013.