Overview

School governors are ordinary people from the local community who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They are the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. Governors are not involved in the day-to-day management of the school.

Almost anyone can become a school governor and you can find out more information here. All new governors receive training and support from Ivy Learning Trust and their fellow governors. If you are interested in assisting the School in this way, please contact governance@ivylearningtrust.org.

Martins Wood School Governors

Name	Title	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed By	Declaration of Interest	Date Interest Declared
Sarah Turner	Chair of Local Governors	01/112023	4 Years	Trust Appointed	Trustee, Ivy Learning Trust. Chair of Governors, Windhill21 Primary School. Chair of Governors, Whttington Primary School Chair of Governors, Manuden Primary School Trustree, NET Academies Trust	November 2023
Zoe Philips	Executive Headteacher	01/12/2022	Ex-officio	Ex-officio	1. Executive Headteacher, Round Diamond Primary School   2. Non-executive Director, Herts Catering Limited   3. Daughter employed at an Ivy Learning Trust School	1. December 2022     2. July 2023     3. September 2023
Jan Figueiredo	Head of School	05/01/2023	Ex-officio	Ex-officio	None	NA
Phil Oliver	Staff Governor	16/12/2022	4 Years	Elected Staff	None	NA
Michael Hudson	Parent Governor	04/07/2023	4 Years	Elected Parent	None	NA
Vacancy	Parent Governor		4 Years	Elected Parent	None	NA
Frances Warhurst	Trust Appointed	01/12/2022	4 Years	Trust Appointed	Chair of Governors, Eastfield Primary School	December 2022
Leslie Peers	Trust Appointed	15/05/2023	4 Years	Trust Appointed	None	NA
Michael Desborough	Trust Appointed	26/05/2023	4 Years	Trust Appointed	1. Governor at Roundwood Park School Academy trust 2. Wife is a local governor at another Ivy school	May 2023

All governors are voting members of the Local Governing Board. Panels and working groups are established as needed, but there are no ongoing committees.

Declarations of Interests for Ivy Learning Trust Members and Trustees

View a PDF version of the declarations of interest below or download here: Ivy Learning Trust Declaration of Interests.pdf

Attendance Record

Attendance 2022-2023

Scheme of Delegation

View a PDF version of the Scheme of Delegation below or download here: Ivy Learning Trust Scheme of Delegation.pdf

Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts, Memorandum, Articles of Association, Funding Agreements, the names of Trustees and Members and Executive Pay (Governance Arrangements).

Local Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months

Name	Title	Date of Appointment	Date Stepped Down	Appointed by	Declaration of Interest:	Date Interest Declared:
Laura Palmariello	Parent Governor	27/03/2023	14/11/2023	Elected Parent	None	N/A
Alison Bowman	Chair of Local Governors	01/12/2022	31/10/2023	Trust Appointed	Trustee, Ivy Learning Trust. Consultant - Recepta LTD (Engineering recruitment)	December 2022
Claire Sweeting	Parent Governor	28/02/2023	18/05/2023	Elected Parent	None	N/A

Governance documents which need to be available for public inspection can be requested by emailing the governance professional governance@ivylearningtrust.org.