Members, Directors and Governors
Members
Members are custodians of the vision; 'they need to assure themselves that the governance of the trust is effective and that trustees are acting in accordance with the trust’s charitable objects'. (Academy Trust Governance Guide, March 2024)
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Members’ Name |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Resignation Date if Applicable |
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Ezra Carlson, Chair of Members |
01 February 2021 |
4 years |
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| Darron Cox, Vice Chair of Members | 01 February 2021 |
4 years |
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Gordon Joyner, Deputy Director of Education, Oxford Diocese |
29 July 2011 |
4 years initially |
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|
Roy Evans, Founding Member |
29 July 2011 |
4 years initially |
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| Alan Armstrong representative of the Bishop of Buckingham | 01 July 2019 | 4 years initially | |
| Tom Arbuthnott, Eton College Representative | 01 August 2021 | 4 years |
Directors (also known as Trustees)
The Board of Directors have 'collective accountability and responsibility for the academy trust and assuring itself that there is compliance with regulatory, contractual, and statutory requirements'. They hold the CEO to account and set the tone for ambition, high-level level performance and excellence.
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Directors’ Name |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Resignation Date if Applicable |
| Chris Tomes, Chair of Directors | 28 April 2021 | 4 years |
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| Christine Bamigbola | 4 April 2022 | 4 years |
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|
Seema Goyal |
23 September 2020 |
4 years plus 4 years |
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|
Mike Miller |
23 September 2020 |
4 years plus 4 years |
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| Revantha Sinnemtamby | 23 September 2020 | 4 years plus 4 years | |
|
Andrew Saunders |
01 August 2021 | 4 years | |
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Vishal Mehta |
04 April 2022 | 4 years | |
|
Elaine O'Brien |
11 July 2023 | 4 years | |
| Jasveet Brar | 20 November 2024 | 4 years | |
| Johanna Morgan | 20 November 2024 | 4 years |
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Governors
Each school has a local governing body. The governors meet as a group 4-6 times a year to offer schools challenge and support and work with SEBMAT to help improve schools. They are critical friends. The Chair of Governors steer the local governing bodies. They are:
Jimmy Scragg, Chair of Governors, Slough and Eton C of E Business and Enterprise College and Grove Academy
Michelle Herring and Robert Weeks, Chair of Governors, Colnbrook C of E Primary School
Maggie Waller and Anita Spires, Chair of Governors, Eton Porny C of E First School
Manisha Vithani, Chair of Governors, Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Denise Fletcher, Chair of Governors, Lynch Hill School Primary Academy
Maxine Woods, Chair of Governors, Woodlands Park Primary School
Jimmy Scragg, Chair of Governors, Grove Academy
Terms of office for any governors and any resignation details can be found on the individual school website.
