Landau Forte Charitable Trust has a clear governance structure in place overseen by a Board of Trustees. Each Academy has its own Education Advisory Committee (see below) with the authority to create additional subcommittees for the discharge of their responsibilities.
The membership of the Board of Trustees and Education Advisory Committees is clearly defined in the Trust’s Articles of Association, which are publically available on the Trust’s website.
Education Advisory Committee
Governor
I am retired. For the final 12 years of my working life I was a lecturer in engineering at a college of further education in Warwickshire, where I was also a staff governor until my retirement. I had a varied role at college besides my teaching duties: facilitating work-based NVQ training to apprentices and mature students; delivering a GCSE engineering program to “gifted and talented” students under the “WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) program” and lead lecturer in Health and safety in the workplace amongst many other duties.
Before that I was MD of an electronics company that I founded; sales engineer/manager for several global companies. I began my working life at 16 as an apprentice with a world-wide machine tools company and it was with this company that I gained my degree.
My major qualifications include: a degree in engineering and a PGCE with additional school teaching certificate; level 5 institute of management and health and safety (NEBOSH) qualifications; NVQ assessor and supervisor awards.
Although Greenacres Academy is a primary school and my experience is mainly within post 16 education, I nevertheless bring to the local governing body an experienced eye into what the future might hold for our children and a view of what they will need to succeed in life.
I am passionate about mathematics, grammar and science and engineering and keep a watchful eye on the attainment of pupils in those areas.
I am really pleased to be a governor at the school.
Governor
I became a governor when my now 17 year old son joined the school. I received a very positive vibe from the school and was interested in helping in any way I could. I was also interested in how the school was run compared to the secondary school I work in. I have been the school librarian at King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls for over 20 years. I love reading and sharing the experience. Handsworth is an academic school with some very big readers. I believe that it is important to foster the love of reading in all children. As the internet grows, reading skills are the biggest self-help tool anyone can have. Not to mention the very important relaxation opportunities that we all need in our busy lives
Governor
Originally from Devon, we moved to Amington in 1988.
Both of my children attending Greenacres and my wife Sue worked at the school for over 20 years.
I have been a Governor since the mid 1990’s and have enjoyed playing a small part in the development of the school throughout this time.
I look forward to contributing as best I can to the school’s ongoing improvement plan, as we strive to achieve the highest standards possible.
Governor
Committee Member
Committee Member information
Meeting Attendance
| 12/03/2024 | 09/07/2024 | 17/09/2024 | 12/11/2024 | 11/03/2025 | 17/06/2025 | 13/01/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Deen | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Mrs Laura Seedhouse | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Jamie-Lee Deakin | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Mrs Amelia Eggleston | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mrs Lynda Harris | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Phil Gedge | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Resources
Further information
Landau Forte Charitable Trust’s governance arrangements can be found on the Trust’s website.