Governors
East Dene’s Local Executive Governing Body (LEGB) is a partnership of governing bodies alongside Eastwood Village and Coleridge primary schools. The LEGB is accountable to the Trust’s Board of Directors and is under the direction of the Executive Headteacher.
The LEGB essentially fulfils the same role as the Governing Body of a maintained school. Their focus is the core business of their pupils’ attainment and progress.
If you would like more information about the structure of the LEGB and what it is responsible for within the CLPT you can find more information on the CLPT site, found here
The School Representative Group, works in tandem with the LEGB and deliberate whole-school issues that need to be raised at the LEGB. The two groups are listed below:
LEGB
| Name | Category | Term of Office | Register of Business Interests 2026/27 | Other Governance Roles |
| Doug Selkirk OBE | Trust | Ex-officio role | Married to Georgetta Holloway, Chief Executive of the Central Learning Partnership Trust | Trust Governor at all schools in CLPT |
| Georgetta Holloway OBE | Trust | Ex-officio role | Married to Doug Selkirk, Lead Executive of the Central Learning Partnership Trust | – |
| Mr Ray Griffiths MBE | Chair- Co-opted Governor | 08/06/2024 – 07/06/2028 | None | Chair Safeguarding and Child Protection |
| Lianne Jory | Trust | None | Governance Professional | |
| Ian Tankard | Executive Headteacher | Chair of Governors at Abbey Special School | Executive Headship of Coleridge, East Dene and Eastwood | |
| Emma Sharp | Co-opted Governor | 07/07/2025 – 06/07/2029 | None | – |
| Martin Andrews | Parent Governor | 26/06/2023 – 25/06/2027 | None | – |
| Dan Letherland | Parent Governor | 05/06/2023 – 04/06/2027 | None | – |
| School Representatives | ||||
| David Harding | School Representative | 09/06/2026 – 08/06/2030 | Father to Rachel Middleton (Deputy Headteacher) | – |
| Claire Beighton | Teacher Representative | None | – | |