Our schools are overseen by a central Governing Board. All governors are selected for the range of skills and expertise they bring to help realise our vision and values in the GEMS Learning Trust academies and to ensure effective strategic leadership and management. Terms of office are four years.
The Governing Board delegates some responsibilites for governance to the Operations Committee, the Standards Committee and to Local Academy Boards in each school. Parent governors sit on the Local Academy Boards.
Vision and outcomes Overseeing the achievement of the objectives of the company including pupil outcomes
More information about the Governors can be found on the GEMS Learning Trust website.
Click here for details: Governors/Trustees/Directors
Governor / Trustee / Director |
Type of Governor |
Appointed by |
Committee |
End of Office |
Jason Murphy | Independent Non-Executive Director, Chair | Trustees | Operations | 20/11/23 |
Rony Valeny |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
Trustees |
Operations |
22/11/20 |
Rowena Duff | Independent Non-Executive Director | Trustees | Operations | 20/11/22 |
Paulina McGroarty | Independent Non-Executive Director | Trustees | N/A | 20/11/23 |
Danielle West |
GEMS, Non-Executive Director |
Members |
Operations |
07/03/21 |
Jodie Croft |
CEO, Accounting Officer |
Trustees |
Operations |
Ex-Officio |
Lara Robson |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
Trustees |
N/A |
01/10/22 |
Kizzie Elliot |
Staff - Twickenham |
Staff |
Local Academy Board |
01/11/20 |
Cllr. Clare Head |
Community - Twickenham |
Principal |
Local Academy Board |
24/11/22 |
Stewart Bessant | Parent - Twickenham | Parents | Local Academy Board | 20/11/22 |
Erika Oddy | Parent - Twickenham, Chair | Parents | Local Academy Board | 20/11/22 |
Beth Hodder | Parent - Twickenham | Parents | Local Academy Board | 20/11/22 |
Pari Dhillon |
Independent, Non-Executive Director |
Parents |
Standards |
20/11/23 |
Caroline Dendy |
Parent - Didcot |
Parents |
Local Academy Board |
14/06/20 |
Sarah Gladwin |
Parent - Didcot |
Parents |
Local Academy Board |
14/06/20 |
Laura Maynard |
Parent - Didcot |
Parents |
Local Academy Board |
14/06/20 |
Lauren Cronk |
Staff - Didcot |
Staff |
Local Academy Board |
14/11/23 |
Sarah Scrivener |
Staff - Didcot |
Staff |
Local Academy Board |
14/06/20 |
To be appointed |
Community - Didcot |
Principal |
Local Academy Board |
Governance Documents
The following documents can be accessed via the GEMS Learning Trust website:
Please visit our GEMS Learning Trust website for the following minutes of meetings:
If you would like more information about the GEMS Learning Trust and/or other GEMS schools please get in touch. The address for correspondence with the Chair of Governors is:
Chair of the Trust Board| Wantage Primary Academy | 57 Colne Road | Twickenham | TW2 6QF or email us at gems.trust@gemslearningtrust.org.uk.
Visit www.gemslearningtrust.org for more information