Currently, the members are:

• Joanna Anderson – Chair (4 year term ending 13-Jul-2027) (Community Governor)
• Andrew Hatherley – Headteacher, Lionheart School (Staff)
• Rachael Wright – Staff Governor (Term ending 23-Sep-2026)
• Steph Gleeson – (Term ending 22-Nov-2024)
• Jane Leigh – Co Vice Chair – Community Governor
• Matthew Powell – Co Vice Chair – Community Governor
• Beth Mansell – Community Governor – (Term ending 16-Jul-2028)
• Emma Meek – Community Governor – (Term ending 16-Jul-2028)
• Samantha Guerrini – Community Governor – (Term ending 09-Sep-2028)
• Helen Weight – Clerk

Lionheart School has an instrument of Governance approved by the Local Authority and in line with legal requirements for the following spaces:

• One parent member
• One local authority member
• Three staff members
• Eight community members

The Management Committee have meetings every half term.  The next meetings are:

• 27th May 2025
• 22nd July 2025

The Management Committee has a strategic role, setting out and monitoring the aims and objectives of the Island Learning Centre to ensure students are safe, have their needs met and receive a good standard of education.

The Management Committee is responsible for financial and budgetary decisions and specifically to ensure that decisions are made in the best interest of students.

The Management Committee also has the responsibility for the recruitment and management of the staff at the Island Learning Centre.

The Management Committee when appointing community members must first seek to appoint representatives from local schools. This school representation on the Management Committee helps to ensure that the needs of students are better met and help build continuity and raise progress and standards in their educational attainment.

Any correspondence should be sent to:

Clerk of the Management Committee
c/o The Island Learning Centre,
Albany Road,
Newport,
Isle of Wight
PO30 5HZ.

Or by email to: clerk@islandlearning.co.uk