Governance
The Arden Multi-Academy Trust is governed by a board of Trustees made up of business people and educational specialists. The board of Trustees is responsible for monitoring and ensuring standards and achievement across the Trust’s schools; efficiency and effectiveness of executive leadership and services; and the strategic direction of the Trust as it responds to local and national demands and policy.
www.ardenmat.org.uk/our-trustees
Lode Heath School has a Local Governing Body and the role of governors is distinct from that of the management of the school. They offer challenge and support to the Associate Headteacher and the Leadership Team in running and developing the school; this is sometimes referred to as being the “critical friend”. In doing so the Governors act collectively to secure the best possible performance by the academy with the one primary aim which is to maximise the life chances of every one of the students in its care. Along with this comes a recognition of our role as a school at the heart of its local community.
The Governors meet collectively as a full Local Governing Body and also as two sub-committees: Teaching & Learning (T&L) and Behaviour, Safety, Inclusion & Intervention (BSII). These are in addition to the full Trust board and sub-committee meetings.
Our Governors play a strategic role, and not an operational role.
List of Governors
- Glen Bate - Governing Body Chair
- Gillian Short - Vice-Chair of Governors
- Malcolm Allsop - Community Governor & Trustee
- Ian Mackay – Community Governor & Trustee
- John King – Community Governor
- Michael Sullivan (Chair of BSII committee)
- Aisha Khan - Parent Governor
- Paul Singh - Parent Governor
- Charlotte Smith - Parent Governor
- Laura Suddon - Associate Headteacher
- Cathy Hackney - Staff Governor
- Charlie Dunbar – Staff Governor
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Governor |
ToO |
LGB |
T&L |
BSII |
Linked Responsibilities |
SLT link |
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Glen Bate |
15/3/28
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Chair |
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Chair of Governing Board Safeguarding |
Laura Suddon Jeremy Hatton (DSL) |
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Malcolm Allsopp (Trustee) |
01/2/26 |
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Health & Safety |
Gareth Davies |
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Gillian Short |
15/03/27 |
Vice Chair |
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Vice Chair of Governing Board Inclusion (Disadvantaged & vulnerable students: PP, E6, FSM, LAC, SEND & YC) |
Amer Mohammed & Rebecca Thompson |
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Michael Sullivan |
30/6/25 |
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Chair |
Behaviour, welfare & attendance |
Nik Hayfield |
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John King |
10/2/25 |
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Creative & Design subjects: Art, DT, Food, Music & Drama. PE & Sport, Dance, Health & Social Care |
Gareth Davies Sally Summers |
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Ian Mackay |
01/5/26 |
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Extended & Enrichment Curriculum (inc. Character & Personal Development) |
Nik Hayfield/ Matt Hickman |
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Charlotte Smith |
17/9/27 |
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Chair |
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Core Subjects – Eng, Maths, Science |
Melissa Bennett |
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Parminder (Paul) Singh |
10/10/27 |
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IT & Business (Computing, iMedia, Business Studies, marketing & enterprise) EBacc subjects: history, geography, philosophy & MFL |
Sally Summers |
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Aisha Khan |
28/09/27 |
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Teaching & Learning |
Melissa Bennett |
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Andy Cole (Trustee) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Careers & Work-Related Learning |
Gareth Davies |
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Laura Suddon (Associate Headteacher) |
N/A |
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Catherine Hackney (Staff – teaching) |
16/01/26 |
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Equalities
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Laura Suddon
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Charlie Dunbar (Staff – teaching) |
31/01/27 |
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Inclusion (Disadvantaged & vulnerable students: PP, E6, FSM, LAC, SEND & YC) |
Amer Mohammed & Rebecca Thompson |
