Structure

Members of the Trust

The Member’s responsibilities are to ensure the continued adherence of the Trustees to the founding principles of the Trust, namely to secure the best educational standards for all students within the Trusts Academies. There are four Members of the Trust –

• Adrian Hardy
• Paul Leadbetter
• Paul Ogden
• Simon Dale

Board of Trustees

The Trustee’s role is to oversee the strategic direction of the Trust and work with fellow Trustees to monitor the outcomes of students and the application of funds to ensure the continued viability of the Trust. Trustees provide constructive challenge to the CEO, Headteachers and their respective senior leadership teams in order to demonstrate that they are effective and efficient managers of the Trust.

• Adrian Hardy (Chair of Trustees)
• Dr. Anjali Patel (Vice Chair)
• Neil Moore
• Alison Halliwell
• Anna Prior
• Dr. Jason Swift (Vice Chair)
• Catherine Bradbury
• Steve Walker
• Kim Roby
• Richard Rawcliffe
• Dr. Simon Hale-Ross
• Abigail Hardy
• Anita Ghidotti-Gibson

Committee Membership 2026-27

Asset, Risk and Resource committee

• Dr. Jason Swift (Chair)
• Adrian Hardy
• Catherine Bradbury
• Dr. Simon Hale-Ross
• Anita Ghidotti-Gibson

Performance Review committee

• Adrian Hardy (Chair)
• Dr. Jason Swift
• Dr. Anjali Patel

Community and Growth committee

• Kim Roby
• Neil Moore
• Steve Walker
• Richard Rawcliffe
• Dr. Anjali Patel

Education Strategy committee (formerly Standards and Safeguarding)

[The Chair role for this committee rotates and is agreed at the start of each meeting]

• Adrian Hardy
• Neil Moore
• Alison Halliwell
• Anna Prior
• Richard Rawcliffe
• Abigail Hardy

Our Schools

Golborne Community Primary School Local Governing Body

This information can be found on the Golborne Community Primary School website. The Chair of Governors for Golborne Community Primary School is Anne Isherwood. 

Southlands High School Local Governing Body

This information can be found on the Southlands High School website. The Chair of Governors for Southlands High School is Conor Davis. 

Standish Community High School Local Governing Body

This information can be found on the Standish Community High School website. The Chair of Governors for Standish Community High School is Sarah Djali.

MLT Governance Handbook

The Terms of Reference for each of our committees can be found in our Governance Handbook below.