Governance

Welcome to our Governance Section

Please find below details of how our Trustees and Members are structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each.

Trustee / Member	Role	Responsibilities	Date of Appointment	Term	Appointed by	Business and pecuniary interests	Attendance (previous academic year) 1.9.23 - 31.8.24
Ricky Ellam	Chair of Trustees and Member	Headteacher’s Performance Management Review Pay Review Group	05.12.2022 03.04.2025 as Chair	4 years	Academy Members	- The Hire Exchange Associate - R & M Partners	100% (4 out of 4 meetings)
Michael Doughty	CEO / Executive Headteacher		1.6.2025	4 years	Academy Members	NONE	83% (5 of 6 meetings)
William Cairns	Trustee		1.11.2015 Reappointed on 21.11.2019	4 years	Academy Members	NONE	100% (4 out of 4 meetings)
Chanel Afreh	Trustee		5.12.2022	4 years	Academy Members	NONE	25% (1 out of 4 meetings)
Sue Cook	Member		21.11.2019			NONE	100% (1 out of 1 meetings)
Stephen Thompson	Trustee		13.3.2024	4 years	Academy Members	- Dentons Pension Fairmount Trustee Services Ltd - NTS Trustees Ltd - TP Trustees Ltd - M.A.B Trustee Company Ltd - SIPP Choice Trustees Ltd
Matthew Harrison	Trustee		12.12.24	4 years	Academy Members	NONE
Cherith Lowry	Member		24.02.25	4 years	Academy Members	NONE
Lisa Mundy	Trustee		01.09.25	4 years	Academy Members	NONE

Former Trustees (those who have left between 1.4.24 - current date)

Trustee / Member	Role	Date of Appointment	Date of Departure	Appointed by	Business and pecuniary interests	Attendance September 2022 - August 2023
David Ives	Trustee	30.11.2017	02.10.25	Academy Members	None	100% (4 out of 4 meetings)
Mary Evans	Executive Headteacher	21.11.2019	31.05.2025	Academy Members	- Director at Harlow Education Trust - Harlow Health Centre's Trust - Harlow Civic Society - Gibberd Garden Trust - Lifetime Financial Consulting Ltd - Sister in Law works at Milwards	100% (4 out of 4 meetings)
Kristin Docker	Trustee	08.06.23	31.08.25	Academy Member	None	100% (4 out of 4 meetings)