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
David Holdsworth	29/03/2019	Chairperson; Finance & Audit Committee	Employment: Operations Consultant, Djanogly Learning Trust
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: 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	Stephen Howard	18/7/2023	Teaching & Learning	Community	Employment: Self employed Education Consultant
9	RIchard Bakker	02/05/2023	Staff Governor	Staff	None
10	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
Caroline Crowther-Light	19/09/2021	Curriculum & policies	Employment: Project Manager/Operations Lead - DXC Technology
Karen Smith	01/04/2022	Teaching & Learning
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