The ultimate accountability and responsibility for the Learning Trust rests with the Board of Directors. The Boards is made up of Executive Directors (who are employees of The Learning Trust) and non-Executive Directors, who are independent of The Learning Trust. The Board, chaired by Richard Hardie, hold the management team accountable for the Trust's performance.

Declaration of Good Governance Standards

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The Learning Trust Board of Directors:

• Richard Hardie, Chair & Non-Executive Director, Vice-Chair UBS
• Alan Wood, on secondment to Hackney Council, leading on transition of education services from The Learning Trust to London Borough of Hackney at the end of The Learning Trust’s contract in 2012. Also Director of Children’s Services for LBH.
• Steve Belk, Acting Chief Executive and Executive Director of Learning & Standards, The Learning Trust
• Mark Smith, Executive Director of Finance & Resources, The Learning Trust
• Anne Byrne, Non Executive Director, Senior Partner in Real Estate at Linklaters
• Councillor Rita Krishna, Cabinet Member for Children Services, London Borough of Hackney
• Avnish Savjani, Non-Executive Director, Partner in Buzzacott Chartered Accountants
• Peter Passam, Non-Executive Director, Chair of Governors for Baden Powell Primary School and Woodberry Down Community Primary School
• Cheryl Day, Non-Executive Director, Headteacher, Clapton Girls Technology College
• Karen Coulthard, Non-Executive Director, Headteacher, Berger Primary School
• Jules Pipe, Non-Exectutive Director, Representative of Team Hackney, Mayor of the London Borough of Hackney
• Kevin McDonnell, Non-Executive Director, Headteacher, Stormont House Special School
• Tim Shields, Non-Executive Director, Chief Executive of Hackney Council
• Lesley Staggs, Non-Executive Director, Early Years, The Learning Trust
• Justin O’Shaughnessy, Non-Executive Director, Former Chair of Governors at Gayhurst Primary School
• Christopher Everett, Non-Executive Director, Former Chair of Governors at Skinners’ Company’s School for Girls