Governors & Trustees

Chair of Governors' Welcome

As Chair of Governors at Lea Manor High School, I am pleased to welcome you to the Governance Section of our website.

I joined the local governing body when the school joined the Chiltern Learning Trust in August 2023. I work in another local multi-academy trust which has a feeder primary to Lea Manor High School, therefore, I was keen to be able to offer my service to the school leadership team by joining the governing body. The opportunity to support and challenge the school on their improvement journey with ‘Together we succeed’ is a privilege to be part of.

The mission of the school in their commitment to nurturing the learning community so that it is happy, ambitious and thriving is paramount to young people, staff and families alike. Having previous experience of both headship and chairing a governing body, I feel I have the right values and experience to lead the governors of Lea Manor High School.

I welcome partnership between the school, its families and the wider community and I look forward to working with Ms Pather and her team, the Marsh Farm Community and the Chiltern Learning Trust now and into the future.

Jamie Pardon, Chair of Governors

To contact the Chair of Governors, please email: chairofgovernors@leamanorhighschool.org

Local Governing Body

Lea Manor High School is represented by a Local Governing Body (LGB)

In order to discharge their responsibilities, the Directors appoint people with local interests and connections who have relevant expertise to serve on the Local Governing Body of each school. The board then delegates various agreed functions to the members of the Local Governing Body and meets at certain times throughout the year to provide guidance and assess and monitor progress.

We are very fortunate to have a wide range of skills and expertise within our local governing bodies and a group of people who are absolutely passionate about serving their community and obtaining the absolute best for every child.

Our governors provide an exceptional level of challenge and support to each school on a voluntary basis with the sole ambition of raising standards and achievement.

The role the Local Governing Body is to:

Implement and administer the Trust’s policies at a local level and report termly to the Board of Trustees
Monitor and be accountable for the performance and standards of the school to Ofsted
Govern exclusions in accordance with appropriate regulations
Consider budget monitoring information and proposals
Act as a critical friend to the Headteacher
Represent the views of the community.
Has earned autonomy and helps support other schools in need of education help (if outstanding school)
Is supported to improve Ofsted and pupil outcomes (if sponsored school)
Supports and challenges pupil performance and standards
Knows the strengths and weaknesses of the school
Manages the behaviour and safety of its pupils
Supports the Headteacher in leading the staff
Manages its own budget

Jamie Pardon	Chair of Governors Co Link Governor for Safeguarding chairofgovernors@leamanorhighschool.org
Jess Pather	Headteacher
Claire Justin	Vice Chair of Governors Community Governor
Patrice Evans	Community Governor
Helen Curr	Staff Governor
Deniece Dobson	Parent Governor
Nadia Marjan	Parent Governor
Max Choudhury	Co-opted Governor
Maureen Asher	Co-opted Governor

Scheme of Delegation

Chiltern Learning Trust (CLT) is a company limited by guarantee and a charitable trust. Responsibility for the schools that make up the Trust and for the funds granted by Parliament for providing education in those schools is entrusted to the CLT Board.

The CLT Board governs the company. All trustees have the same powers and responsibilities. Much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body of each school.

The Trust governance model delegates a high level of responsibility and decision making to its Local Governing Bodies; and recognises the significant contribution that excellent local governance can make towards high standards and community cohesion. In order to support this model, the Trust provides support with governor recruitment which ensures that Local Governing Bodies are well trained and supported. Standardised self-evaluation and data reports are shared between Headteachers, senior leaders, advisors and governors.

School improvement, school management, finance, ICT, HR and legal advice systems are well-developed and shared across the Trust, under the direction of the CEO and the CLT central team.

Please see the Trust's Terms of Reference.

Governor Attendance Record

Current Governor Attendance Record 2026-27

	7/10/26	25/11/26	10/02/27	18/04/27	30/06/27
Jamie Pardon	Present
Jess Pather	Present
Claire Justin	Not Present
Patrice Evans	Present
Helen Curr	Present
Deniece Dobson	Not Present
Nadia Marjan	Not Present
Maureen Asher	Present
Max Choudhury	Present

Archived Governor Attendance Record

LGB Documentation

Board of Trustees

The Chiltern Learning Trust is represented by a board of trustees.