Local Governing Boards
BMAT understands the important role that local governors play. They know the communities and the schools in which they serve and are the best equipped people to support school leaders to secure the best educational provision for the pupils within them. We have exceptional people on our governing bodies.
BMAT local governing bodies have two main roles:
- They hold senior leaders to account, ensuring that the provide the best education for the pupils. Ensuring that the curriculum, the quality of teaching and the outcomes are outstanding.
- They also provide advice to the Trust Board about the strategic direction of the school and how to make best use of the resources the school has available to them.
BMAT Trustees are committed to ensuring that they have highly skilled governing body in all their schools and train them regularly to enable them to fulfil their important function.
We are always looking to recruit new governors, with the right motivation and skill set. If interested in joining one of our LGBs please contact us.
Register of Interests
(Members, Trustees & Executive Leaders)
2024-2025
|
Name |
Role |
Date appointed |
Relevant business and |
Trusteeships and |
Personal relationships |
Date interest declared |
Membership of professional bodies, membership organisations, public bodies or special interest groups of which I am a member and have a position of general control or management. |
Company directorships or trusteeships of family/close connections to Trustee, Governor or other employee within the Trust. |
Please state any other governorships, trusteeships or board member roles currently held within any educational institutions. |
|
Nicholas Brann |
Trustee |
15/05/2022 |
Director: Lumos Products Limited |
None |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
None |
None |
|
Jonathan Raymond Ward |
Trustee |
5/9/2025 |
JRWT Ltd |
BMAT |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
None |
None |
|
Dr Jeffery Quaye |
Trustee |
1/9/2024 |
None |
None |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
None |
Director, Wentworth Primary School |
|
Victoria Marrow |
Chair of Trustees |
6/1/2022 |
None |
The Learning Partnership Trust |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
Practico EOT Limited, Embrace Architects Limited |
Trustee of The Learning Partnership Trust |
|
Andrew William Overton |
Trustee and School Governor |
9/1/2024 |
None |
none |
None |
Oct-25 |
Deputy Church Warden |
None |
None |
|
Paul Drayton |
Trustee |
10/1/2019 |
none |
none |
None |
Oct-25 |
none |
no |
none |
|
Kumar Gaurav |
Trustee |
10/1/2023 |
none |
BMAT |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
None |
None |
|
Paul Wakefield Bogle |
Trustee |
17/12/2018 |
LCA London Limited / ARU Development / ARU Direct / ARE / Bishop Hall Properties Limited |
BMAT |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
None |
London College of Accountancy Ltd including LCA Business School and ARU London |
|
Nicholas Tesseyman |
Member |
1/9/2020 |
None |
The British & Foreign Schools Society/ The Bell Foundation |
None |
Oct-25 |
None |
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|
Chelmsford Diocesan Educational Trust |
Organisational Member |
1/8/2017 |
|
Oct-25 |
None |
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|
Helena C Mills CBE |
CEO & Accounting Officer |
14/11/2011 |
None |
Trustee - Inspiration Trust |
Amy Mills |
Oct-25 |
None |
Attendance for Trustees
|
Name |
Date of appointment (post 1 September 2024) |
Date of resignation (post 1 September 2024) |
Role |
Meetings attended |
Out of a possible |
| Paul Bogle | Other | 3 | 3 | ||
| Nicholas Brann | Other | 2 | 3 | ||
| Jamie Cooke | Vice Chair | 1 | 3 | ||
| Paul Drayton | Chair | 3 | 3 | ||
| Kumar Gaurav | Other | 2 | 3 | ||
| Victoria Marrow | Other | 3 | 3 | ||
| Helena Mills (CEO) | Other | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jeffery Quaye | 16/09/2024 | Other | 3 | 3 | |
| Jon Ward | 15/05/2025 | Other | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrew Overton | 16/09/2024 | Other | 3 | 3 |