School Governance
Governance provides strategic oversight and accountability in schools. The Hope Learning Community Academy Trust holds ultimate responsibility for all decisions regarding the running of the individual academies. However, though it remains legally responsible for standards across all academies within the Multi Academy Trust (MAT), it delegates some decisions to the Local Advisory Committee (formerly Local Governing Body) to enable a more focused local control.
If you would like more information on our funding agreements, gender pay gap reports or any other financial information, please visit our academy website via the link below.
www.hopelearningcommunity.org.uk/key-information
HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY ACCOUNTS
CONTACTS:
Chair of the LAC : clerktothegovernors@marketfield.essex.sch.uk
Chair of Trustees: governance@hopelearningcommunity.org.uk
Trust Safeguarding: governance@hopelearningcommunity.org.uk
Market Field School Local Advisory Committee Ambassadors
- Fran Driver Acting Chair (co-opted) 13.07.23 - 13.07.27 Head of Quality and Corporate Assurance at Essex Cares Ltd. from December 2013. Parent of pupil
- Yvonne Smart (Parent elected) 30.6.25-30.6.29 No relevant interests declared.
- Yvonne Webb (Parent elected) 19.05.23 - 19.05.27 No relevant interests declared.
- Ruth Whitehead - Head of School. Member of NAHT from April 2021. Director of ESSET from Sept 2021 -Son employed as supply LSA/Smile Time support from Sept 2021-
- Jaymi-Leigh Pulumbarit - (Staff elected) 13.10.2023 - 13.10.2027 Member of staff
- Chelsea Harmsworth - (co-opted) 16.05.2024-16.05.2028. No relevant interests declared.
- Dawod Haidary - (co-opted) 21.05.2025-21.05.2029. No relevant interests declared.
- Wendy Brown - (Staff elected) 26.11.2024-26.11.2028 No relevant interests declared
Historical committee members in past 12 months
- Michael Lucking (co-opted) 15.12.22 - 23.3.25 (Resigned) No relevant interests declared
- Kristel Burgess (parent elected) 19.05.23-09.09.24 (Resigned) No relevant interests declared
Meeting attendance 2024/25
| Ambassador | Meeting attendance |
|---|---|
| Wendy Brown (staff elected Nov 2024) | 1 of possible 3 |
| Fran Driver | 3 of possible 4 |
| Dawod Haidary (co-opted May 2025) | 1 of possible 1 |
| Chelsea Harmsworth | 4 of possible 4 |
| Michael Lucking (resigned March 2025 | 3 of possible 3 |
| Jaymi-Leigh Pulumbarit | 4 of possible 4 |
| Yvonne Webb | 2 of possible 4 |
| Ruth Whitehead | 4 of possible 4 |