Governance Information
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 information can be found here.
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 |
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Trust Board Committees Finance Education Audit, Compliance and Risk (ACR) Renumeration |
In compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook Delegated authority under the Trust Scheme of Delegation |
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| 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.
Lionheart Educational Trust Trustees Members 2024-25
Byron Chatburn
Chair of Trust
[email protected]
Head of Governance
[email protected]
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Term to | Roles | Employment Status | Skills |
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Byron Chatburn Chair |
Board | 19/5/2021 |
18/5/2025 |
Finance & Operations Committee ACR Committee Remuneration Business, enterprise & philanthropy |
Business owner |
Finance Charity work |
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Dilip Kadodwala Vice Chair |
Board | 7/6/2021 |
6/6/2025 |
Education & Engagement Committee Judgemeadow Community College link |
Retired HMI |
Education Governance Ofsted inspection |
| Ian Harris | Members | 21/3/2021 | 20/3/2025 |
Estates link ACR Committee Finance & Operations Committee Beauchamp College link Beauchamp City Sixth Form link |
Retired engineer |
Business management Engineering Estates |
| Kath Kelly | Members | 10/11/2024 | 09/11/2028 | CEO | CEO of Lionheart | |
| Luise Vassie | Board | 1/9/2022 | 31/8/2026 |
Health & Safety link Business management |
Executive director |
Health & Safety Business Risk |
| Mark Grant | Members |
21/3/2021 |
20/3/2025 |
Deprivation link Cedars Academy link ACR Committee |
Charity CEO |
Charity governance Business Finance Fundraising |
| Sarju Raikundalia | Board | 23/6/2021 | 22/6/2025 |
Riverside link Finance & Operations Committee |
Business owner |
Finance (Chartered Accountant) Business management |
| Farah Salah | Board | 10/11/2023 | 09/11/27 |
Hallam link Sir Jonathan North link Finance & Operations Committee |
Director of Finance |
Finance Business |
Trustees Historic (Left within last 12 months)
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Term to | Roles | Employment Status | Skills |
| Cat Thornton | Board | 1.9.22 | 12.10.23 | Primary Link | Chief Education Officer |
Education SEN Primary |
| Anne Lamb | Board | 3.2.21 | 5.12.23 |
HR link Education & Engagement Committee Remuneration Committee Highcliffe Primary link |
University HR Director |
HR University education & management |
Trustees attendance at Board and Committee Meetings 2023-24
| Name | Board | Audit Compliance & Risk | Education & Engagement | Finance | Total |
|
Byron Chatburn Chair |
6/6 | n/a | n/a | 3/3 | 9/9 |
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Dilip Kadodwala Vice Chair |
6/6 | n/a | 3/3 | n/a | 9/9 |
| Ian Harris | 5/6 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 12/14 |
| Kath Kelly | 6/6 |
n/a |
3/3 | n/a | 9/9 |
| Mark Grant | 5/6 | 3/4 | 3/3 | n/a | 11/13 |
| Sarju Raikundalia | 6/6 |
3/4 |
n/a | 2/3 | 11/13 |
| Luise Vassie | 6/6 | 4/4 | n/a | 3/3 | 13/13 |
| Farah Salah | 4/5 | n/a | n/a | 2/2 | 6/7 |
Trustees Attendance Historic ( Left within the last 12 months)
| Board | Audit Compliance & Risk | Education & Engagment | Finance | Total | ||
| Cath Thornton | 4/6 | 1/3 | 5/9 | |||
| Anne Lamb | 5/6 | 1/3 | 6/9 | |||
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Term to | Attendance 2023-24 |
| Diane Miller | Members |
4/4/2013 |
Primary Headteacher (retired) | 1/1 |
| Michael Rusk | Members | 5/4/2017 | Episcopalian minister | 1/1 |
| Nigel Swan | Members | 14/9/2021 |
Logistics senior manager (retired) |
1/1 |
| Dushyant Tanna | Members | 16/02/2023 |
Business (retired) |
0/1 |
Members Historic (Left within last 12 months)
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Resigned | Occupation | Attendance 2022-23 |
| Eddie Lansdown | Members | 25.11.15 | 23.3.24 (deceased) | Business owner (retired) | 1/1 |
Register of Business Interests Trustees 2024-25
| Name | Name of Organisation | Nature of Interest | Nature of Business | From | To |
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Byron Chatburn Chair |
Scouts | Volunteer | Member of National organisation. Trustee Leicestershire County and 2nd Quorn Scout Group | More than 10 years | |
| LET - Board | Trustee | Education |
19/05/2021 |
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| LET – Humphrey Perkins | Governor | Education |
10/07/2021 |
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| Baps Homes Limited | Director & Secretary | Lettings | 2002 | ||
| Sea Band Limited | Secretary & Director | Sale of seabands | 1999 | ||
| World Scout Shop Limited | Director | Shop | 17/10/2015 | 24.9.2022 | |
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Dilip Kadodwala Vice Chair |
DK Consultancy | Education consultant, self-employed as a sole trader, part-time. | Training school governors | 2016 | |
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Ian Harris |
Lionheart Educational Trust | Trustee & Beauchamp Governor | Governance | 1/4/2013 | |
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Kath Kelly
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Hall Cross Academy | School | Trustee | 2022 | |
| Southwell-Kelly Recruitment Services Limited | Recruitment | Director | 2022 | ||
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Family Member LET |
Employee | Education | 1/9/2020 | ||
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Family Member LET - Hallam Fields |
Employee |
Teacher |
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Luise Vassie |
TNL Consulting Ltd |
Management consulting |
Director |
2014 | |
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Accent Group Ltd |
Social Housing |
NED & independent committee member |
2020 | ||
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NEBOSH |
Awarding Body |
Subject Matter Expert, Examiner, Moderator, External Verifier, Consultant |
2014 |
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Apollo Partnership Trust Ltd |
MAT |
Trustee |
2021 |
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Register of Business Interests Trustees 2024-25
| Name | Name of Organisation | Nature of Interest | Nature of Business | From To | |
| Cat Thornton | Diverse Academies Trust | Education – 3-19 years | Education | 1/9/2022 | |
| Anne Lamb | Loughborough University | Employee | Higher Education | 2002 |
Register of Business Interests - Members 2024-25
| Name | Name of Organisation | Nature of Interest | Nature of Business | From | To |
| Diane Miller | Lionheart Educational Trust | Member | Education | 1/4/2017 | |
| Brocks Hill Primary | Governor | Education | 1/8/2021 | ||
| Michael Rusk | Foundation de la Chapelle d’Immanuel | Rector | Religious | 5/4/2017 | |
| Nigel Swan |
Self Helping Hands |
Trustee | Debt Advice & Support | 1/6/2012 | |
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Self Oadby Baptist Church |
Member | Church | 1/12/1991 | ||
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Self Beauchamp City Sixth Form |
Governor | Governance | 1/3/2020 | ||
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Self Member |
Lionheart Educational Trust | Governance | 14/9/2021 | ||
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Family member 1 Swansweb Ltd |
Director & Shareholder | Educational Governance Ltd Company | 1/6/2014 | ||
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Family member 1 Oadby Baptist Church
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Trustee | Church | 22/9/2021 | ||
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Family member 1 Oadby Stakeholders |
Chair |
Community Networking Group | 1/9/2012 | ||
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Family member 1 Self employed |
Lionheart Educational Trust |
Project work – 10 days per year, declared to ESFA as husband is a trust Member | 1/9/2022 | ||
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Family member 2 Beauchamp College |
Governor |
Governance |
1/2/2020 |
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Family member 2 University of Leicester |
University |
Employee |
10/2022 |
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Family member 2 Holy Trinity Church |
Church of England |
Member |
11/2018 |
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Family member 2 One Roof Leicester |
Charity |
Volunteer |
2/2019 |
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| Dushyant Tanna |
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Register of Business Interests - Members Historic (Left within Last 12 months)
| Name | Name of Organisation | Nature of Interest | Nature of Business | From | To |
| Eddie Lansdown | Princes Trust | Business Mentor | Charity supporting young people | 2004 |
23.3.2024 |
Register of Business Interests - Governors in Local Governing Bodies
| School | Register of Business Interests Link |
| Beauchamp City Sixth Form | Beauchamp Cith Sixth Form Website |
| Beauchamp College | Beauchamp College LGB |
| Brocks Hill Primary | Brocks Hill Primary LGB |
| Broom Leys Primary | Broom Leys Primary LGB |
| Castle Rock School | Castle Rock School LGB |
| Cedars Academy | Cedars Academy LGB |
| Hallam Fields Primary School | Hallam Fields LGB |
| Highcliffe Primary School | Highcliffe LGB |
| Humphrey Perkins | Humphrey Perkins LGB |
| Judgemeadow Community College | Judgemeadow LGB |
| Martin High | Martin High LGB |
| Newbridge | Newbridge LGB |
| Riverside Primary School | Riverside LGB |
| Sir Jonathan North Girls' College | Sir Jonathan North LGB |