Trust Governance
Governance at The Charter Schools Educational Trust
As an educational trust, our goals are to be a beacon of exceptional practice for inclusive education within and beyond our local communities; to serve pupils in our communities in Southeast London throughout their school careers, and to have the capacity and expertise to grow and sustain our family of schools.
Good governance is crucial in the leadership and management of our Trust and its schools, and is key to driving up school and pupil performance. The Trust Board is responsible for setting the overall vision and values for the Trust, and agreeing the trust-wide key strategic priorities and direction for its schools. Trustees make sure that the trust is compliant with its charitable objectives, and also with company and charity law.
The Trust board is supported by the work of Local Governing Boards (LGB) in each school.
Our Members, Trustees and Governors share the firm belief that all young people have the potential to achieve in school and succeed in life. Each of our schools reflect the Trust’s commitment to non-selective, co-educational learning, serving the diverse local communities in which they are based.
John Godfrey
Chair of The Charter Schools Educational Trust
The Charter Schools Educational Trust Governance
Members
Emmanuel Amadi MVO
Elizabeth Brown
Sue Bowler
Marion Gibbs CBE
John Godfrey
(Ex officio)
Trustees
John Godfrey (Chair)
Cassie Buchanan (CEO)
Emmanuel Amadi MVO
Amanda King Stephen Potter
David Gallie
Kate Chhatwal OBE
Steven Russell
Simon Tucker Claire Maugham
Local Governing Body
The Charter School North Dulwich
Amanda King (Chair)
Alton McDonald (Vice Chair)
Christian Hicks (Headteacher)
Sue Tibballs
Thecla Shreuders
Sam Jaffa
Andrew Somerville (staff governor)
David Malone (parent governor)
Lucy Hamer (parent Governor)
2 staff governor vacancies
Local Governing Body
The Charter School East Dulwich
Stephen Potter (Chair)
Rosamund Jones (Vice Chair)
Alex Crossman (Headteacher)
Philippa Jupp (staff governor)
Celia Johnson (parent governor)
Tim Naik (parent governor)
Catherine Rose
Gwen Sinnott
Laura Duffell Nadya Morgenstern Fatheya Mikail
Local Governing Body Charles Dickens Primary School
Claire Maugham (Co-Chair)
Rebecca Kaloo (Co-Chair) Michael Eggleton (Head of School)
Ran Holst (parent governor)
Paola Wilson (parent governor
Linda Taylor (staff governor)
Louise Worley (staff governor) Matthew Harris Daniel Efunnuga
3 appointed governor vacancies