Governors

The purpose of governance is to provide confident and strong strategic leadership which leads to robust accountability, oversights and assurance for educational and financial performance.

Governance has 3 core functions:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  • Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

Within a multi-academy trust such as Lionheart Educational Trust, governance is led by the Trust Board, with some responsibilities delegated to the Local Governing Body of the school. These delegations are captured in the Scheme of Delegation.


FURTHER TRUST AND GOVERNANCE INFORMATION

 

TRUST ORGANISATION


SCHEME OF DELEGATION

The Trust operates under a Scheme of Delegation agreed by the Board which outlines all key delegated responsibilities.

TRUST ACROSS ALL LAYERS OF GOVERNANCE

TRUST BOARD

Vision and ethos  |  Strategic direction  |  Risks and Opportunities

Finance  |  Overall responsibility

 

TRUST BOARD COMMITTEES

FINANCE

EDUCATION

AUDIT, COMPLIANCE & RISK  (ACR) 

REMUNERATION  

In compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook  

Delegated authority under the Trust Scheme of Delegation  

 

LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES (LGB)

Teaching & Learning  |  Pupil & Parent & Staff experience  | Safeguarding  |  Business & Community links

Each school


TRUST BOARD

The Trust Board has overall responsibility for all governance in the trust and carries the final accountability for this. The focus of the Board is on the big picture, working with the trust Executive Team to set the overall vision for the trust, lead strategically and identify and respond to risks and opportunities.


TRUST BOARD COMMITTEES

The purpose of Lionheart Committees is to ensure that the Trust adheres to the governance framework outlined in the Academies Trust Handbook and ensures there is a high level of scrutiny and oversight of key areas.

All Trust Board committees are made up of Trustees with specific knowledge and experience. The Chairs of Committees have the knowledge and skills to be able to lead discussions and make recommendations to the Trust board for decisions. The roles and responsibilities of the committees are defined in the terms of reference.


LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES

Each school has a Local Governing Body, which holds the school to account for the quality of teaching and learning, the experience of pupils, parents and staff, the processes to ensure safeguarding, and informal links with the local community and businesses. LGBs ensure that school leaders are mindful of the school’s context and work within the overall vision of Lionheart Academies Trust.


MEMBERS

The Members of a trust are not involved in the practical running of the organisation and do not take part in governing body or Board meetings, except as occasional observers. Their role is to ensure that the Board keeps its core priorities at the centre of its work – providing education for children and young people – and retains its stated ethos and values.

Members appoint some of the trustees and, in exceptional circumstances, can remove trustees who they have appointed.

MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNORS 2023-24

Lisa March
Chair of Governors
[email protected]

Kate McGreal
Governance Office
[email protected]

GOVERNING BODY 2023-24

NAME

GOVERNOR TYPE

TERM FROM

TERM TO

ROLES

SKILLS

ATTENDANCE 2022-23

Laura Sanchez

Ex Officio

Executive Principal

25.8.15

 

 

 

 3/4

Lucinda Cockerill

Community

1.9.21

31.8.25

SMSC and British Values

 

4/4

Nina Smith

Ex Officio

Associate Principal

3.10.22

 

 

 

n/a

Rebecca Knaggs

Community

17.11.20

16.11.24

Education

 

3/4

Ross Wickens

Community

9.3.21

8.3.25

 

 

4/4

Sarah Hughes

Parents

30.11.22

29.11.26

Parent voice

Pupil voice

White British males

Phoenix Faculty

Primary links

 

4/4

Lisa March

Community

23.03.23

22.03.27

Chair

 

 

Linda Pile

Community

20.06.23

19.06.27

 

 

 

Claire Merrick

Parent

04.12.23

03.12.27

 

 

 

Angela Cohen

Community

25.01.24

24.01.28

 

 

 

GOVERNING BODY HISTORIC (left within last 12 months)

Edward Beckingham

Community

17.11.20

7.12.22

Careers

 

4/4

David Donoghue

Community

10.6.21

29.6.23

Chair

Health & Safety

Antibullying

Finance

 

4/4

Stuart Cunningham

Community

8.10.21

29.06.23

Vice chair

Post 16

Pegasus Faculty

Data link

 

2/4

REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS 2023-24

NAME

NAME OF ORGANISATION

NATURE OF INTEREST

NATURE OF BUSINESS

FROM

TO

Laura Sanchez

LET – Martin – Cedars – Humphrey Perkins

Executive Principal

Education

1.9.22

 

Lucinda Cockerill

Martin High School

Staff Governor

Secondary School

September 2019

August 2021

Martin High School

Community Governor

Secondary School

September 2021

 

Nina Smith

None

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Knaggs

LET - Newbridge

Senior leadership

Education

March 22

 

Ross Wickens

NOVA Education Trust

Employee (teacher)

Education

September 2013

 

Sarah Hughes

None

 

 

 

 

Lisa March

N/A

 

 

 

 

Linda Pile

 

 

 

 

 

Claire Merrick

Bellrock Group

Employee; minority shareholder

Facilities Management and Property Consulting

September 2022

March 2024

 

The Access Group

Employee; minority shareholder

Software Company

March 2024

 

Angela Cohen

Santander

Employee; Shareholder

Banking

February 1997

 

REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS – Historic (left within last 12 months)

NAME

NAME OF ORGANISATION

NATURE OF INTEREST

NATURE OF BUSINESS

FROM

TO

Edward Beckingham

None

 

 

 

 

David Donoghue

Friends of Martin High School

Fund raising group for school

Trustee

Feb 2014

 

Drummotors and More Ltd

Power Transmission Equipment

Owner & Director

April 2014

 

Stuart Cunningham

Ofqual

Employee

Ofqual are the Independent regulator of Qualifications in England and Wales

3.20