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

Annual Accounts Link to https://www.lionhearttrust.org.uk/about-us/finance/

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 Educational 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.

HUMPHREY PERKINS GOVERNORS 2025-26

Chair of Governors - Russell Dyas

Governance Officer - Julie Gillies

[email protected]

GOVERNING BODY 2025-26

NAME	GOVERNOR TYPE	TERM FROM	TERM TO	ROLES	SKILLS	ATTENDANCE 2024-25
Charles Twort	Community	28.01.23	27.01.27		Science, Engineering & Industry Professional Coaching & Mentor Boards, Governance & Panels	4/4
Della Bartram	Ex Officio Associate Principal	28.06.18				4/4
Ian Sharpe	Community	28.01.22	27.01.30	Finance: Careers	Financial and Strategic Management Vocational education	3/4
Paula Vaughan	Community	01.11.22	31.10.26	Safeguarding & Attendance: Education/Data - Maths		2/4
Russell Dyas	Chair	23.11.20	22.11.28	Chair: Education/Data - Art & DT: Pupil Voice and Safeguarding		4/4
Sarah Pitman	Parent	11.04.25	10.04.29	SEND, LAC & Pupil Premium		1/1
Keith Wreggett	Parent	12.12.23	11.12.27	Education/Data - Science: Parent Voice		4/4
Neil Jones	Community	29.01.24	28.01.28	Education/Data - Humanities: Community		4/4
Andrew Morris	Community	29.01.24	28.01.28	Vice-Chair: Safeguarding, Education/Data - Languages: Wellbeing & Staff		2/4
Trudie Wardle	Community	23.06.25	22.06.29	Education/Data - English		1/1

GOVERNING BODY HISTORIC (left within last 12 months)

NAME	GOVERNOR TYPE	TERM FROM	TERM TO	ATTENDANCE 2024-25
Chanel Dhameja	Staff	23.04.24	11.06.26	4/4
Helen Robberts	Parent	27.04.23	11.04.25	2/3
Emily Andrews	Community	28.01.22	30.09.24	1/1

NAME	NAME OF ORGANISATION	NATURE OF BUSINESS	NATURE OF INTEREST	FROM	TO
Charles Twort	Highcliffe Primary School	Highcliffe Primary School	Chair of Governors	31.08.22
Della Bartram	Humphrey Perkins School	Education	Associate Principal	28.06.18
	Judgemeadow Community College	Governing	Co-Chair of Governing Body	01.09.22
	Family member Humphrey Perkins school	Employee	Casual Invigilator	occasional
Ian Sharpe	Rotary Club of Loughborough Beacon		Treasurer and Ex Officio Trustee	01.07.24
Paula Vaughan	Coventry & Warks Partnership Trust	Indirect professional	NHS provider	06.06.22
Russell Dyas	Rencore software	IT	Software developer	01.11.15
Keith Wreggett	InnoSpective Limited	Business Consultancy, medicines discovery	Managing Director/Shareholder	01.02.17
		Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Biotechnology	Shareholder	01.01.16
		Mirriad Advertising PLC	Advertising agency	Shareholder	01.01.16
		AstraZeneca PLC	Pharmaceutical company	Shareholder	01.01.18
		Arup Group Ltd	Engineering consultancy	Employee/Officer to the Board of Directors of the Trustee Companies	01.01.21
Neil Jones	Community	29.01.24	28.01.28	01.01.20
Neil Jones	Barrow Baptist Church	Charity (Church)	Minister (Employee)	01.01.20
Andrew Morris	Ambition Institute – Leicestershire and Rutland Teaching School	Educational Training	Trainer/Facilitator	01.09.21
Sarah Pitman	None
Trudie Wardle	University of Leicester	Education	Employee	01.05.23

01.09.20

NAME	NAME OF ORGANISATION	NATURE OF INTEREST	NATURE OF BUSINESS	FROM
Chanel Dhameja	None
Emily Andrews	None
Helen Robberts	The Scouts Association	Improving the lives of young people	Section Assistant to Allison Cubs	01.09.20
	Great Ormond Street Hospital	Hospital	Member of the Parent / Carer Research Advisory Group	01.05.15
	Bliss	Charity	Voluntary & fundraising roles	01.07.11
	Boots	Health & Beauty Retailer	Employee	01.08.13
	Nottingham Hospitals Charity	Hospital	Fundraising role	01.07.11