Governors are very involved in the direction and improvements made by the academy. Governors meet half-termly and also visit the academy regularly to take part in many academy events including a half-termly ‘Governors in School’ half day which may include tours and lesson observations, meeting with Heads of Department and senior staff, student panel discussions, formal presentations and informal time with staff.
Thomas Alleyne Governors
| Name | Governor Type | Term of Office | Committees | Register of Interests | FGB Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socrates Karidis Chair of Governors |
Chair of Governors Trustee |
01/09/25 | Chair of the Trust Board, Chair of the TAA LGB | Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and CEO, Coventry University London Director of Coventry University Online Ltd Director of CU Recruitment and Admissions Ltd Director of Coventry University London Campus Board member of NCEE, the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (from 22 January 2024) |
|
| David Gray Vice Chair |
Vice-chair Safeguarding and Health and Safety Governor | 23/11/17-31/08/26 | Retired Hertfordshire County Council Schools Admissions Appeals Panel | 3/4 (75%) | |
| Howard Crompton Chair – Audit Committee |
Local Governor | 01/09/13-31/08/26 | Audit & Risk Committee | Retired. Formerly Service Director, North Hertfordshire District Council. | 2/4 (50%) |
| Mark Lewis Executive Headteacher CEO of Hart Schools Trust |
Managing Director HST | 01/09/14 – n/a | Trust Board, Roebuck LGB | Chief Executive, the Hart Schools Trust Ltd. | 4/4 (100%) |
| Jenny White | Local Governor | 22/09/17-21/09/25 | PE and Maths teacher, St Christopher School, Letchworth. Executive Committee member of the PE Association for Stevenage and North Hertfordshire. Chaperone for the Britton School of Performing Arts |
1/4 (25%) | |
| Lyndsey Steadman | Staff Governor | 01/09/13-31/08/26 | None | 4/4 (100%) | |
| Julia Cooke |
Staff Governor | 01/09/13-31/08/26 | Hart Schools Trust – Timetable Co-ordinator | 4/4 (100%) | |
| Rachael Coultart |
Parent Governor | 01/03/23-28/02/27 | Trading under own name in Education Consultancy Teacher Governor at St Nicholas Primary School, Stevenage | 4/4 (100%) | |
| Sally Allen | Parent Governor | 01/01/25 – 01/01/30 | School Business Manager at Letchmore Road School | 1/4 | |
| Jo Mellett |
Parent Governor/Wellbeing | 14/02/19-14/02/27 | Employed by HFL Education on the leadership recruitment team, which also involves support for Teach in Herts website. | 1/4 (25%) | |
| Robert Dale | Company Secretary and Clerk to Governors |
Copies of Governing Board Meeting minutes are available by request via email admin@tas.herts.sch.uk.
- Terms of Reference (182.09KB)
- Articles of Association (242.74KB)
- Scheme of Delegation (301.20KB)
Complaints
If you wish to make a formal complaint, please follow the complaints procedure which can be found in the Policies area of this website, or ask the staff in the academy office to send you a copy.
For all other comments or queries, please write to the academy or email to admin@tas.herts.sch.uk. Please mark your letter or email “For the attention of Robert Dale, Clerk to the Governors” or “For the attention of Socrates Karidis, Chair of Governors”
Governors will acknowledge all letters and emails within 5 working days of receiving them, and reply in full within 10 working days
Link Governors 2025/26
Each governor is linked with a member of senior leadership team at school and meets separately with their contact once per half term.
