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.
Governance across all layers of the Trust
| 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 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.
Lionheart Educational Trust Trustees 2025-26
Byron Chatburn
Chair of Trust
[email protected]
Lauren Hackett
Head of Governance
[email protected]
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Term to | Roles | Employment Status | Skills |
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Byron Chatburn Chair |
Board | 19/5/2025 |
18/5/2029 |
Finance & Operations Committee ACR Committee Remuneration Business, enterprise & philanthropy Humphrey Perkins link Broom Leys link |
Business owner |
Finance Charity work |
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Dilip Kadodwala Vice Chair |
Board | 7/6/2025 |
6/6/2029 |
Education & Engagement Committee Judgemeadow Community College link Newbridge link |
Retired HMI |
Education Governance Ofsted inspection |
| Ian Harris | Members | 31/3/2025 | 31/3/2029 |
Estates link ACR Committee Finance & Operations Committee Beauchamp College link Beauchamp City Sixth Form link Brocks Hill 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 |
ACR Committee Finance & Operations Committee Health & Safety link Business management Martin High link Riverside link |
Executive director |
Health & Safety Business Risk |
| Mark Grant | Members |
31/3/2025 |
30/3/2029 |
Deprivation link ACR Committee Education & Engagement Committee Castle Rock link Pioneers Centre link |
Charity CEO |
Charity governance Business Finance Fundraising |
| Sarju Raikundalia | Board | 23/6/2025 | 22/6/2029 |
ACR Committee Finance & Operations Committee Cedars Academy link Highcliffe link |
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 |
| Davinder Dosanjh | Board | 30/09/2024 | 07/08/2025 |
Education & Engagement Committee Mercia Academy link Newhall Juniors link |
Associate Lecturer |
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Trustees attendance at Board and Committee Meetings 2024-25
| Name | Board | Audit Compliance & Risk | Education & Engagement | Finance & Operations | Total |
|
Byron Chatburn Chair |
9/10 | n/a | n/a | 3/3 | 12/13 |
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Dilip Kadodwala Vice Chair |
9/10 | n/a | 3/3 | n/a | 12/13 |
| Ian Harris | 9/10 | 4/4 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 17/20 |
| Kath Kelly | 9/10 |
n/a |
3/3 | n/a | 12/13 |
| Mark Grant | 6/10 | 4/4 | 3/3 | n/a | 13/17 |
| Sarju Raikundalia | 6/10 |
3/4 |
n/a | 2/3 | 11/17 |
| Luise Vassie | 6/10 | 3/4 | n/a | 2/3 | 11/17 |
| Farah Salah | 5/10 | n/a | n/a | 3/3 | 8/13 |
Trustees Attendance Historic ( Left within the last 12 months)
| Board | Audit Compliance & Risk | Education & Engagement | Finance | Total | ||
| Davinder Dosanjh | 3/10 | n/a | 2/2 | 5/12 | ||
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Term to | Attendance 2024-25 |
| 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) |
1/1 |
Members Historic (Left within last 12 months)
| Name | Appointed by | Term from | Resigned | Occupation | Attendance |
Register of Business Interests Trustees 2025-26
| 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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Farah Salah |
None declared |
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Register of Business Interests Trustees Historic (left within last 12 months)
| Name | Name of Organisation | Nature of Interest | Nature of Business | From To | |
| Davinder Dosanjh | None declared |
Register of Business Interests - Members 2025-26
| 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 |
Member |
Community Networking Group | 1/9/2012 | ||
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Family member 1
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Lionheart Educational Trust |
Project work – 10 days per year, declared to ESFA as husband is a trust Member | 1/9/2022 | ||
| 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 |
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 |