Landau Forte Charitable Trust has a clear governance structure in place overseen by a Board of Trustees. Each Academy has its own Education Advisory Committee (see below) with the authority to create additional subcommittees for the discharge of their responsibilities.
The membership of the Board of Trustees and Education Advisory Committee is clearly defined in the Trust’s Articles of Association, which are publically available on the Trust’s website.
Education Advisory Committee
Chair
I was appointed as a Governor in September 2021.
I have worked in the Construction Industry for the whole of my career where I am currently Group Construction Director of Bowmer + Kirkland having joined the company as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor in 1979.
My role has included providing support and guidance to our annual intake of school leavers undertaking an apprenticeship.
Involvement in the construction of new schools and higher education facilities, over many years, has brought me into close contact with a wide range of education professionals. This has given me a greater understanding of the challenges faced by our schools, but has also demonstrated how rewarding it can be to contribute to the wellbeing and achievement of students leading to positive and successful outcomes.
Performance Data and Performance Management Link Governor
I became a Governor at Landau Forte College Derby in 2001.
The majority of my professional career has been in Human Resources at Rolls-Royce but if you go back far enough I am by education an engineer. My involvement in the education sector started in the late 1990s when I was the Company Head of Graduate and Apprentice Development. The role included responsibility for looking at the future supply of scientists and engineers. I later moved to be the HR Director responsible for the whole of the engineering function across Rolls-Royce focusing on career and skills development. I am now the HR Director for the Nuclear business within Rolls-Royce, an industry sector with a very strong reliance on the skills pipeline. There is, of course, a lot more to education than the STEM pipeline but it was this aspect that first brought me into contact with schools and is still important to me.
I have two daughters in secondary education – neither of whom has the slightest interest in wanting to be an engineer!
Committee Member information
Meeting Attendance
| 06/03/2024 | 12/06/2024 | 16/10/2024 | 04/12/2024 | 02/04/2025 | 11/06/2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair - Mr Paul Lomas | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Ken Fulton | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Mrs Stephanie Marshall Power | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dr Shehla Imtiaz-Umer | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y |
| Mr Tom Cafferky | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Mr Faisal Muhammed | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
Resources
Further information
Landau Forte Charitable Trust’s governance arrangements can be found on the Trust’s website.