Governance Structure & Register of Interests
Orchard Learning Trust is a registered company and charity. It has a Trust Board whose members oversee the work of the Board of Directors, who are responsible for achieving the Trust's objectives. The Board of Directors implement the strategy on behalf of the Trust, hold school leadership to account, ensure financial probity and are responsible for compliance with the various legal requirements involved in running an organisation of this nature. A number of responsibilities are delegated to local governing bodies, one for each school.
All our trust members, directors and local governors are fully vetted for their suitability to perform their role and are required to declare any interests they have. This may include family relationships with consultants, contractors or suppliers to the Trust or an individual School, private work and membership of other voluntary organisations, statutory bodies, etc.
Trust Members
|
Name |
Appointed Date |
Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Askew |
17/11/2014 |
Co-opted Governor Hinchingbrooke School; Employment: Statistician - Paul Askew Consultancy |
| Stephen Penman | 15/6/2017 |
Employment: Sales Director - JMG |
| John Hladkiwskyj | 15/6/2017 | Employment: Project Manager/Management Consultant - Balanced Clinical Research Ltd |
| Robert Bridge | 15/6/2017 |
Employment: Chief Executive - Welwyn Hatfield Council |
| Eleanor Deem | 01/04/2013 | Employment: Managing Director & shareholder Face2Face HR Ltd (HR consultancy) |
Board of Directors
|
Name |
Appointed Date |
Committees/Responsibility |
Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Tang | 1/11/2017 |
Chair of Board of Directors Finance & Audit |
Employment: Travelex Ltd - Financial Controller |
|
Charlotte Oldwood |
14/06/2016 |
People & Policies |
Employment: Director - CO Productions Ltd |
| Teresa Hicks | 1/11/2017 | People & Policies | Employment: Business Development & Corporate Partnerships, Volunteer Fundraising for Cancer Research UK |
| Kerry Moyles | 12/12/2018 | People & Policies | Employment: Change Manager Anglian Water |
| Stephen Warburton | 29/03/2019 | Finance & Audit | Employment: Operations Consultant, Djanogly Learning Trust |
| David Holdsworth | 29/03/2019 | Finance & Audit | Employment: Managing Partner & CEO, Cambridge Advisory Partners |
| Philip Mackay | 19/01/2019 | Interim Chief Executive Officer | Employment: Chief Executive Officer, Thedwastre Education Trust |
| Ian Phillips | 27/3/2019 | Chair GCA LGB | Employment: Head of Community & Safety Integration - Peterborough City Council |
| Stephen Peacock | 27/3/2019 | Chair GBA LGB | Employment: Watch Commander, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service |
Local Governing Body - Godmanchester Community Academy
|
|
Name |
Term Expires |
Governors Role |
Type of Governor |
Declaration of interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ian Phillips |
31/07/2021 |
Chair Safeguarding Lead |
Community |
Employment: Head of Community & Safety Integration- Peterborough City Council |
|
2 |
Colin Reeve |
31/07/2021 |
Deputy Chair Rep on GCET Finance and Audit Committee |
Parent |
Employment: Head of Procurement - Anglia Ruskin University |
|
3 |
Darren Seymour |
31/07/2021 |
ICT Governor |
Parent |
Employment: Principal Consultant - Design PA Consulting Group |
| 4 |
Alexandra Scott
|
31/07/2021 | Teaching & Learning | Parent | None |
| 5 |
Samantha Stokes
|
31/07/2021 | Teaching & Learning | Parent | Employment: Operations & Strategy Director - University of Cambridge |
| 6 | Theresa Shaw | 31/7/2021 | Teaching & Learning | Community | Employment: Chief Executive - Foundation of Nursing Studies |
| 7 | Lindsay (Ellie) Green | 31/7/2021 | EYFS | Community | Employment: Vice Principal - Nene Park Academy |
| 8 | RIchard Bakker | 02/05/2023 | Staff Governor | Staff | None |
|
9 |
Tess Fielden |
Auto |
Head of School GCA |
Staff |
None |
Local Governing Body – Godmanchester Bridge Academy
|
Name |
4 Year Term Expires |
Committees/Responsibility |
Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Peacock | 14/12/2021 |
Chair Person Health & Safety |
Employment: Watch Commander, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service |
|
Nancy Taplin |
6/1/2020 |
Safeguarding & Senco |
None; Retired |
|
Paul Thornton |
2/11/2020 |
|
Employment: Resourcing Manager - Anglian Water |
|
Caroline Crowther-Light |
19/09/2021 |
Curriculum & policies |
Employment: Project Manager/Operations Lead - DXC Technology |
| Karen Smith | 01/04/2022 | Teaching & Learning | |
| Lorcan McCabe | 12/03/2023 | Finance | TBC |
| Jacqueline Woodward | 12//03/2023 | Teaching & Learning | TBC |
| Claire Wood | Auto | Head of School | None |
Local Governing Body – Gorefield Primary School
| Name | Appointed Date | Committees/Responsibility | Declaration of Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Bruce | 20/03/2019 | Chairperson | None - Retired |
| Steve Lucas | 13/12/2016 | Premises | Employment: Care Worker, 4D Health Care |
| Mark Gregory | 07/11/2016 | Finance | Employment: Fleet & Technical Manager, Fenland District Council |
| Lucy Turner | 17/04/2018 | Safeguarding | Employment: Director, NJ Turner Ltd; Office Admin, JB Turner Roses |
| Liz Maxey | 01/06/2017 | Employment: Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, ICASH | |
| Susan Gent | 06/11/2015 | Employment: Farm Secretary, CS Gent & Sons Ltd | |
| John Starling | Auto | Headteacher | Headteacher, Gorefield Primary School |
| Fiona Bullard | 16/01/2019 | Staff | Employed - Gorefield Primary School |
Scheme of Delegation, Governance Arrangements & Articles of Association