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The Department for Education’s governance handbook 2019 identifies the essentials of effective governance as follows:
United Learning’s Trustees delegate certain key roles and responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body (LGB) and these are set out clearly in the Scheme of Delegation.
The Chair of our LGB is Ms Kate Richards. To write to our Chair of Governors please use the address below:
Ms Kate RichardsChair of Governorsc/o Lincoln Minster SchoolUpper Lindum StreetLincolnLN2 4RW
Clerk to the Governing BodyLaura Brunkner
Email: laura.brunkner@unitedlearning.org.uk
Joined May (2022)
Founding director of Enrich Education Consultancy, Kate Richards, has extensive experience of both the state and the independent sectors in a variety of roles and, most recently, as Chief Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate, where she was responsible for the end-to-end inspection process. Her broad remit included strategic planning for excellence and innovation, for maintaining the quality of inspection and the inspector workforce, for providing evidence-based insight to develop practice, and for representing the professional expertise of ISI at national and international level.
As Chief Inspector, school improvement advisor, associate vice principal and teacher, Kate has had a wide range of roles and experiences in leading, developing and supporting children, adults and organisations. Currently she offers bespoke consultancy, working with charitable trusts, MATs, individual schools and governing bodies. She is on the Prince’s Trust Safeguarding Advisory Panel, is a member of the review team for the national Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and is Chair of Governors for a leading independent school.
Kate believes passionately in the right of every child and young person to an education which keeps them safe, nurtures, supports and inspires them and which enables each and every one to develop breadth and depth in their skills, knowledge and understanding as individuals and as members of diverse communities.
Anastasia read Law at University of Lincoln before attending Law School at Nottingham Trent University. She has several years of legal experience across family, immigration, and criminal law practice. Being entrepreneurial in nature, she runs her own business in the hospitality sector and is a co-founder of a tech startup company, gratiFLY. She finds joy in her passion, which is to empower and educate children and young adults around the world. Anastasia sits, as a Trustee and Co Sec, on the board of an international charity who are pioneering wellbeing, technology awareness and all-round quality education for children and young adults. Anastasia is married with three children and enjoys travelling, shopping and entertaining people.
Hello! My name is Richard Thomson, a Year 10 parent at LMS. I am passionate about education and looking forward to supporting LMS in its endeavour to aim high and achieve the best in everyone. My 25 year career to date has been as a teacher and headteacher in both the state and private sectors. I own a childcare and tutoring business and work as an educational consultant.
Stuart is the nominated Governor for Finance at LMS. He is the Managing Director of Make An Entrance, with over 15 years of experience in manufacturing and retailing Stuart is an award-winning entrepreneur, having won the IOD Director of the Year (Midlands), FSB Family Business of the Year, Business Champions Family Business of the Year awards, as well as being awarded the Freedom of the City of London. In addition to running Make An Entrance, Stuart is involved in several other roles and activities that reflect his values and goals. A National Scrutiny Body Member at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), he oversees and supports the FSB Board of Directors and lends his expertise and time to a leading organisation that advocates for small businesses in the UK. A Welfare Ambassador at the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, a Livery company in the City of London for the furniture industry, Stuart helps those people from the industry who have fallen on hard times.
Julia is passionate about instilling a love for learning in all, whatever stage of life or situation. Since first qualifying as a primary teacher in 1994, she has worked across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire as both a Primary Executive Headteacher and an educational consultant, specialising in maths and outdoor learning. She is now back in the classroom, where her heart is - teaching. However, even after just a short time as Mr Tyler's PA, her commitment to the school had grown and she is privileged to be able to continue to play her part in the LMS journey.
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