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.

RIVERSIDE GOVERNORS 2023-24

Tricia Owen
Chair of Governors
[email protected]

Kate McGreal
Governance Officer
[email protected]

GOVERNING BODY 2023-24

NAME

GOVERNOR TYPE

TERM FROM

TERM TO

ROLES

SKILLS

ATTENDANCE 2022-23

Chelsea Williams

Ex Officio

Executive Head

1.9.16

 

Executive Headteacher

 

3/4

Kate Harvey

Ex Officio

Associate Head

3.1.23

 

Associate Headteacher

 

2/2

Hannah Saunders

Staff

1.9.21

31.8.25

EYFS

 

4/4

Krupa Bhojani-Veja

Community

7.6.22

6.6.26

 

 

2/4

Nicol Nightingale

Community

23.01.24

22.01.28

Vice-chair
Parent voice

Anti-bullying

 

3/4

Tricia Owen

Community

10.07.23

09.07.27

Chair

Pupil voice

SEND & LAC

Education & data

 

3/4

Sarah Foster

Community

14.02.23

13.02.27

 

 

1/1

Hannah Izzard

Parent

04.12.23

03.12.27

 

 

 

Jacob Locke

Parent

12.02.24

11.02.28

 

 

 

 

GOVERNING BODY HISTORIC (left within last 12 months)

NAME

GOVERNOR TYPE

TERM FROM

TERM TO

ROLES

SKILLS

ATTENDANCE

Liz Green

Community

5.11.19

4.11.23

Parent Voice 
Education & Data

 

4/4

Nisha Patel

Staff

1.9.21

12.09.23

EYFS

 

n/a

Charu Mehta

Parent

7.6.22

10.01.24

 

 

2/4

 

REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS 2023-24

NAME

NAME OF ORGANISATION

NATURE OF INTEREST

NATURE OF BUSINESS

FROM

TO

Chelsea Williams

LET Executive Headteacher

Education

Executive Headteacher line managing schools

1.9.22

 

DJ Northern Lass

Entertainment

DJ Children’s entertainer

 

 

Kate Harvey

None

 

 

 

 

Hannah Saunders

None

 

 

 

 

Krupa Bhojani-Veja

None

 

 

 

 

Nicol Nightingale

Fothergill Wyatt

Managing Director

Property lettings

4.16

 

Soft Touch Arts

Trustee

Youth Charity

11.19

 

Tricia Owen

Family Member

Riverside

Governor & Staff

Education

1.10.13

 

Sarah Foster

Headscount Consultancy Ltd

Director

Leadership development and school improvement

01.07.2010

 

Hannah Izzard 

None

 

 

 

 

Jacob Locke

Leicester College

Education

Employee

01.10.23

Ongoing

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

NAME

NAME OF ORGANISATION

NATURE OF INTEREST

NATURE OF BUSINESS

FROM

TO

Liz Green

Family Member
Riverside

Governor

Education

7.10.19

 

Nisha Patel

 

 

 

 

 

Charu Mehta

Civil Services - Ministry Of Justice

Civil Services - Ministry Of Justice

Employee

16.08.21