Meet the team
The Academy is governed via an elected Board of representatives drawn from strategic partners and stakeholders, representing the entire educational community and all sectors. The Board is led by its Chair and is accountable to its members.
Director: Grahame Smith
Local Authority (Chair):
Head of Havering School Improvement Services (Hsis)
Primary: Ian Bakmann-Madsen
Cluster A:
Headteacher, Whybridge Infant School
Primary: Alison Edgcombe
Cluster B:
Executive Headteacher, Upminster Infant and Junior Academies
Primary: Sharon Nacmias
Cluster C:
Headteacher, Crownfield Infant School
Primary: John Morris, OBE
Cluster D:
Headteacher, Ardleigh Green Junior School
Primary: David Denchfield
Cluster E:
Headteacher, Benhurst Primary School (part of the LIFE Academy Trust)
Primary: Georgina Delmonte
Cluster F:
Headteacher, Hilldene Primary School
Secondary: Scott McGuinness
Headteacher, Emerson Park Academy
Tertiary: Steve Lee
Head of Skills and Apprenticeships, Havering College of Further and Higher Education
Special: Emma Allen
Headteacher, Corbets Tey Special School
Governor: Julie Lamb (NLG)
Chair of Governors, Corbets Tey Special School and Crowlands Primary School
Governor: Lorraine Earle
Chair of Governors, Elm Park Primary School
Primary Teaching School: Malcolm Drakes (NLE)
Executive Headteacher, Havering Primary Teaching School Alliance
Secondary Teaching School: Joe Hales
Teaching School Manager, Empower Teaching Alliance
Havering Education Services: Trevor Cook
Assistant Director for Education Services
Havering Academy of Leadership: Support
Wendy Goodman
Office Management
Dave Smith
Website and Social Media
Amanda Jackson
Website and Social Media