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 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.


Governors photo board

Photo board

BROOM LEYS GOVERNORS 2024-25

Collette Parker
Chair of Governors
[email protected]

Anita James
Senior Governance Office
[email protected]

GOVERNING BODY 2024-25

NAME

GOVERNOR TYPE

TERM FROM

TERM TO

ROLES

SKILLS

ATTENDANCE 2023-24

Collette Parker

Community

1.11.21

31.10.25

Chair

Safeguarding

Education/Data

Education

Pupil Wellbeing

3/4

Gillian Stacey

Community

1.11.21

31.10.25

Wellbeing of Pupils

HR

2/4

Joy Knifton

Community

26.2.24

25.2.28

Vice chair

Finance

Finance

4/4

Kami Kew

Community

5.11.22

4.11.26

SEND

LAC

Education & skills

3/4

Kirsty Buxton

Staff

4.1.22

3.1.26

 

Teaching & learning

4/4

Laetitia Hands

Parent

4.1.22

3.1.26

Primary Subject Link

Education & skills

3/4

Natalie Yeomans

Staff

26.1.22

25.1.26

SMSC & British values

Teaching & learning

3/4

Robert Prior

Ex Officio

Headteacher

1.11.17

 

 

Education

4/4

GOVERNING BODY HISTORIC (left within last 12 months)

NAME

GOVERNOR TYPE

TERM FROM

TERM TO

ROLES

SKILLS

ATTENDANCE 2023-24

Zara Wilson

Parent

4.1.22

29.1.24

Parent Voice

EYFS

3/4

Gemma Handley

Parent

1.4.21

23.4.24

Pupil Voice

Health & Safety

2/4

Michala Worrell

Community

1.9.22

4.6.24

Education & Data Pupil Premium

Education Finance

1/4

REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS 2023-24

NAME

NAME OF ORGANISATION

NATURE OF INTEREST

NATURE OF BUSINESS

FROM

TO

Collette Parker

Archway Trust

Employee – Head of Year

Education

1.9.21

 

Gillian Stacey

None 

 

 

 

 

Joy Knifton

None  

 

 

 

 

Kami Kew

None 

 

 

 

 

Kirsty Buxton

None 

 

 

 

 

Laetitia Hands

None 

 

 

 

 

Natalie Yeomans

None 

 

 

 

 

Robert Prior

Broom Leys Primary School

Headteacher

Education

1.9.20

 

Highcliffe Primary School

Co-chair of governors

Education

1.9.22

 

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

NAME

Name of organisation

nature of interest

nature of business

from

to

Zara Wilson

None

 

   

 

Gemma Handley

None

 

   

 

Michala Worrell

None