Gill Marlow was a hospital and community pharmacist for 20 years. She retrained and taught secondary maths and science to GCSE for 15 years including six years as Head of Year, leading a team of 13 tutors with 350 pupils. She ran the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme for 15 years and as a Mountain Leader she trained expedition teams for this award. She also trained teams for Ten Tors Expeditions. Her relevant skills are in leadership in Education, Maths and Science and also Data. As a governor she was the maths and data governor, the Chair of the Teaching & Learning Committee, the Chair of the Admissions Committee, on the Ethos Committee and Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Board of Governors.

Sue Denham has worked in education for the last 35 years. Initially working as a teacher, deputy headteacher, acting headteacher and advisor in Lincolnshire before moving to North Devon in 2007 to become headteacher at a rural primary school. She was then asked to become an executive headteacher of a church school so both schools joined in a federation, with time divided operationally and strategically across both sites. Sue has great experience working collaboratively with other schools having been part of a cooperative trust and then a multi academy trust. She has led her schools through several ‘good’ OFSTEDs and 2 outstanding SIAMS. She firmly believes that is our duty as educators to do everything we possibly can to provide each child with the best possible education. She is passionate about SEND, SEMH and inclusion. She retired from headship in August 2022, and has retrained to be a wedding and funeral celebrant.

Robyn has worked in the Facilities Management sector since graduating from the University of Bath in 2003. She has a wealth of experience in senior HR management, and more recently specialised in Reward. She held a position at a Local Schools Committee for a number of years, taking a keen interest in the set up and growth of Alumnis before joining the Alumnis Board as an Associate Director in July 2019. Robyn is passionate about equity for all. Robyn takes a keen interest in the outdoors and sport, and is the mother of 2 sporty children, so she is often found transporting them to events.

I have led and progressed schools ranging from ‘inadequate to outstanding’. I have also been fortunate to work with schools in wide ranging contexts as a national trainer and consultant, as well as chairing a national board for professional development. Having served communities as a senior leader of education over the last 25 years, the influence of collaboration and shared accountability has been pivotal in transforming people’s beliefs and sense of belonging. As a Board we serve communities from a privileged position, enabling us to influence from within the system but also ‘on the system’, with the ambition to achieve equity and excellence as standard in all classrooms.

Leo is an experienced regulation professional and chartered engineer, with a wide range of skills in regulation, compliance, asset management, investment planning, stakeholder, portfolio, programme and project management. She is currently Director of Performance and Regulatory Compliance at National Highways where she applies her extensive knowledge of infrastructure operation and management to ensure and demonstrate that the Strategic Road Network is efficient and effective. Her role includes responsibility for the stakeholder relationships with the Office of Road and Rail, the Department for Transport and Transport Focus, as well as planning for future investment periods. Previously, she has held parent governor positions at 2 primary schools and a secondary school, leading on a range of portfolios including safety, estate, teaching and learning, PHSE and Vice Chair. She has also sat on her local church PCC and volunteered with Scouts