Academy trusts are founded by Members who have a general duty to exercise their powers, to further the academy trust’s charitable purpose. Members provide independent oversight to the work of the board of trustees to ensure suitable accountability for decision making and strategy.
Christopher Watt was a founding Member of Tove Learning Trust and is Chair of Trustees. Chris has extensive experience of being a governor for over 20 years at Sponne, with 11 years being Chair of Governors. He has seen the school through foundation, trust and then academy status. Chris was previously Chair of Governors for 5 years at a primary school. Chris is an active trustee representative on many of the local governing bodies and leads the Chairs of Governors group across the MAT.
Business Experience
- 15 years as director and shareholder of a privately owned corporate finance company. Role included business recovery and restructuring, HR, debt recovery and premises management.
- 5 years as a business recovery specialist.
Peter has previously been a governor at Sponne School for 17 years, serving as chair of various sub-committees and link governor for Safeguarding.