Lee Chapel Multi-Academy Trust

 

Greensted Infant School and Nursery is part of the Lee Chapel Multi-Academy Trust,  working with five other schools in the Basildon area.

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Please click here to be directed to the Trust's website. 

 

Board of Trustees

The Members have appointed a Board of Trustees with responsibility for managing the business of the Trust. The Board meet regularly to review the progress of all the Trust’s schools, to ensure that they are receiving the support they need and to set direction for the future.

 

Members

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Mr Craig O’Callaghan 

Member & Chair of Board

 

Mr O’Callaghan is Chief Operating Officer at the University of London.  His role involves leading an operational service delivery to 54,000 students across the world.  He has been working in education for the past 27 years and has operational, technological, legal and financial experience.  Craig holds a BA in Humanities and has an MSc in Politics and Administration from Birkbeck College.

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Mrs Megan Jenkins 

Chair of Governors Ryedene Primary School & Nursery

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Megan currently works for Essex Governors Services following her retirement in 2013 as Headteacher of a local Primary School.  Megan has experience as an Associate School Development Adviser for Essex Local Authority which complements her current role supporting Governing Bodies and Chairs of Governors across the county and beyond. Megan has a MEd degree from the University of Cambridge. 

 

Mr Mike Smith 

Chair of Governors Northlands Primary School & Nursery

 

Mike is currently in his second term of office as the Chair of Governors which commenced in 2010, he is committed to making a difference and believes that the pupils should be at the centre of all planning and decision making. Mike supports strong leadership and management as he feels they underpin successful teaching and learning and he is proud to have led a skilled and highly motivated governing body through the transition to becoming a Primary school.  The excellent team work forged with the Headteacher and Senior Leaders provides a sound basis for academy status and the exciting opportunities that lay ahead for pupils, staff and parents.

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Prior to retirement, Mike had two successful careers, one in psychiatry and a second more recently in human resources, having worked for the NHS in a London borough and in Essex.  His core skills therefore, lie in personnel management, facilitation and human behaviour.  When not attending to school business, Mike spends much of his time with his family, playing golf, and league table tennis.

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Trustees

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Susan (Sue) Jackson

Chief Executive Officer 

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Sue is the overall lead for the academies within the Trust.  Working closely with the DfE, Regional Schools Commissioner and the Heads of Academies, her specific focus is to ensure that the Trust's strategies are realised.

 

Sue is a National Leader of Education and a trained Ofsted Inspector. Headteacher of Lee Chapel Primary (a National Support and Teaching School) for the past 19 years during which time she has, together with her ‘team’, supported schools across the Local Authority in her capacity as a school based Development Adviser, executive Headteacher of OFSTED category schools and a Leadership coach and new Headteacher mentor.

 

Michael Betteridge 

Now retired but previously a Director of a Theatre Company.

 

Mike’s strengths are in business management and PR. He is analytical and is able to identify, assess and review key performance indicators. He is a local resident with a long-standing relationship with Lee Chapel as his children attended the school and now his Grandchildren currently attend. Since retiring Mr Betteridge has become heavily involved in devising and organising school drama performances and theatre workshops for Primary pupils across Essex.

 

Dermot Kavanagh 

Vice Chair of Board and Chair of Lee Chapel Primary School & Nursery

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Dermot is a qualified Financial Manager, experienced in building relationships in the commercial sector, who manages the office at a local firm of Solicitors dealing with the financial aspects of the firm. Experience gained from working for and with a range of companies and providing bespoke advice for a variety of organisations has proved useful to the board. has. Mr Kavanagh is customer focused, analytical and an effective communicator who prioritises the customer experience to ensure a world class service.

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Steve Robson 

Over 30 years’ experience of working within the retail trade as a Company Director. 

 

He has proven financial, marketing and personnel experience and an understanding in business principles.  Steve is currently working as a sport Groundsman and is actively involved in all aspects of school premises management, Health, Safety and Safeguarding at Greensted Junior School.

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Roderick Pollington 

Chair of Governors Greensted Infant School & Nursery

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Appointed to the Trust in October 2018.

 

Grace Olugbodi

Chair of Governors Phoenix Primary School & Nursery

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Appointed as Phoenix Chair of Governors October 2018 

 

Mrs Vicky Carter (Company Secretary)  

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Mrs Ann Burrows Chief Financial Officer 

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For more information on the trust please click here to visit the Lee Chapel Multi-Academy Website

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Please click here to see The Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust Audited Accounts 2020-21. 

 

If you would like to contact the trust the contact details are:

 

Mrs Victoria Carter (Personnel Manager)

Email: personnel@leechapel.essex.sch.uk

 

Telephone: 01268 474177

 

Lee Chapel Primary School

Knares, Basildon

Essex

SS16 5RU

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