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Cedars Upper

Governance

Cedars Upper School joined the Chiltern Learning Trust (the Trust) on 1st June 2018.

CLT governance is through a Board of Trustees and school-level Local Governing Bodies (LGBs).

The role of the LGB, which meets twice a term, is to:

  • implement and administer the Trust's policies at 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.

Our Local Governing Body structure falls in line with the structure set out in the scheme of delegation and comprises of: 

  • The Headteacher

  • Chair 

  • Vice Chair 

  • Community governors

  • Parent governors 

  • Staff governor 

  • Co-opted governors

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

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

 The Governing Bodies for both Linslade School and Cedars School have now joined together to become one Board of Governors. The Chair of Governors will be Elaine Rabbitt with Emily Wilding as Vice Chair.

You can contact the Chair of the LGB via the School Office or  via post at:

Ms Elaine Rabbit
C/O Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road
Linslade
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 2AE

Membership of the LGB

  Composition

  Cedars/Linslade

  Appointed

  from

  To

  Chair

  Elaine Rabbitt

  3/10/22

  31/05/26

  Headteacher

  Mark Gibbs

  Ex-officio 

  Ex-officio 

  Head of Quality of Education 

  Melanie Norman 

  Ex-officio

  Ex-officio 

  Head of School 

  Umara Qureshi 

  Ex-officio 

  Ex-officio 

  Community Governor

  Cat Parry

  5/10/22

  5/10/28

  Community Governor

  Helen Glasper 

  7/2/24

  7/2/28

  Community Governor

  Mahnaz Smith 

  7/2/24

  7/2/28

  Staff Governor

Lee Beaumont/ Julie Inns

JIN - 2/11/22

LBE - 1/6/22

JIN - 1/11/26

LBE - 31/5/26

  Parent Governor

  Joanne Morland

  19/10/22

  18/10/26

  Parent Governor

  Mark Costello

  3/10/22

  2/10/26

  Parent Governor

  Kevin Snowden

  3/10/22

  2/10/26

  Co-opted Governor

  Emily Wilding

  24/3/24

  25/3/28

  Co-opted Governor

  Shekhar Gund

  21/5/21

  20/5/25


Additional Information

 

About Chiltern Learning Trust

Chiltern Learning Trust Scheme of Delegation

Memorandum of Association

Articles of Association

Funding Agreement

Trustees and Members 

Financial Benchmarking service for Cedars