Our Governors

As part of Excel Learning Trust’s governance structures, our trust schools have Local Governing Boards, which are committees of the Trust Board. Our LGBs and governors play an important role by providing support and challenge to our schools, as well as holding a shared vision which is clear, understood and well communicated to all stakeholders and reflects the fundamental values and objectives of the Trust. Our governors come from a variety of backgrounds and are advocates for the school and for the Trust.

For further information regarding the governance of our Trust and the roles and responsibilities of governors, trustees and members, please see our Scheme of Delegation, available on our website here.

Chair of Local Governing Body

Our Chair is Andy Pope. If you need to contact him, please use the school contact details and mark your correspondence for the attention of the Chair of the Governing Board.

Local governors

Name	Shared with	Appointed by	From	To
Andy Pope Chair of Governors	Not recorded	Appointed by LGB	1 September 2024	31 August 2027
Andrew Waller	Not recorded	Appointed by LGB	1 May 2022	30 April 2026
Ian Savage	Not recorded	Appointed by LGB	2 March 2023	1 March 2027
Richard Lavell	Not recorded	Appointed by LGB	8 July 2021	7 July 2025
Gavin Kumar	Not recorded	Ex-officio by virtue of office as Principal	1 September 2024	Not recorded
Sally Gordon	Not recorded	Appointed by LGB	19 July 2023	18 July 2027
Sarah Hammond	Not recorded	Parent appointed by GB/Board due to no election candidates	13 June 2023	12 June 2027
Val Roddis	Not recorded	Appointed by LGB	13 June 2023	12 June 2027
Clare Bessant	Not recorded	Parent appointed by GB/Board due to no election candidates	1 July 2024	30 June 2028

Information regarding date of appointment, term and appointee is available through the GIAS website.

Governors’ business interests

To view details of our governors’ business interests, please click here.

Governors’ attendance

Governors Attendance Register 2022-23.

Interested in becoming a governor?

If you are interested in becoming a governor please contact the school. 

Local Governing Body minutes