The Long Eaton School is a member school of Archway Learning Trust. For the Academic ear 2024-25, the Trust Board has appointed an Interim Executive Board (IEB) for The Long Eaton School.
Details of the structure and responsibilities of the Members, Trustees, Committees and Interim Executive Board and their remit can be found below in the Governance and Scheme of Delegation Document.
ALT Governance Scheme of Delegation & Terms of Reference
TLES Interim Executive Board Terms of Reference
The members of the IEB are shown below, along with information about their business/pecuniary interests, governance roles in other schools, and attendance record.
The Long Eaton School Advisory Board
Information is given for all those who have served on the Academy Advisory Board during the last 12 months

Name | How appointed | Date of appointment or last reappointment | Term of office | Business/pecuniary interests declared | Governance roles in other educational institutions | Attendance 2022/23 | Attendance 2023/24 | Attendance 2024/25 |
Mark Shipman | Ex-officio as Principal | 1 January 2023 | n/a | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | 100% | 5/5 | 6/6 |
Dick Vasey | Appointed by Trustees | 1 September 2024 | 1 year | Trustee of Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire | Trustee of Archway Learning Trust | NA | NA | 6/6 |
Robin Grant | Appointed by Trustees | 1 September 2024 | 4 years | Director of Amberwood Advisory Limited, Chief Finance Officer at Nera Capital, Trustee of Rural Action Derbyshire | Governor at Ashover Primary School | NA | NA | 6/6 |
Ant Fox | Elected by Staff | 19th June 2023 | n/a | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | Trustee of Derby South District Scout Council | 100% | 5/5 | 6/6 |
Melanie Ennis | Appointed by Trustees | Resigned 4 April 2025 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Peter Jones | Trustees | 5/11/2024 | 1 year | Committee Member of the NEU (Nottingham District), Associate Priest for the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham | None | N/A | N/A | 3/4 |
Steve Hall | Appointed by Trustees | 30 March 2025 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | 5/5 | 5/6 |
Chris Gell | Elected by Parents | 9 March 2022 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | 5/5 | 4/6 |
Barbara James | Appointed by Trustees | 22 September 2023 | 4 years | None | None | NA | 4/5 | 5/6 |
Nick Green | Elected by Parents | 21 March 2024 | 4 years | None | None | N/A | 2/5 | 4/6 |
Catherine Heffern | Appointed by Trustees | 1 September 2021 | 4 years | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | 50% | 3/5 | 3/6 |
You can contact the IEB through the Clerk:
info@longeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk
For information on Archway Learning Trust, visit their website.