Governance Structure

Day One Trust — correct as at September 2026

Trust Board

Ultimate legal accountability for the Trust and its academies.

Tim Bevan CBE
Chair of Trustees
John Casey
Vice-Chair of Trustees, Chair N&R
Shelley Gonsalves
Trustee, Chair ELAM LGB
Lisa Bryer OBE
Trustee, Interim Chair LSA LGB
Will Kennard MBE
Trustee, ELAM Founder & Governor
Rebecca Cramer
Safeguarding Trustee
Lisa Hardy
Trustee, Chair People & Culture
Jamie Drummond-Smith
Trustee, Chair FAOR
Alex Beard
Teaching and Standards Trustee
Charlie Kennard MBE
Ex Officio Trustee, CEO

Trust Committees

Delegated Trust Board functions, reporting back to the Board.

Finance, Audit, Operations & Risk (FAOR)

Jamie Drummond-Smith
Chair, FAOR

Nominations & Remuneration (N&R)

John Casey
Chair, N&R

People & Culture

Lisa Hardy
Chair, People & Culture
Receive risk and workforce reporting from the LGBs; report to Trust Board on delegated functions.

Local Governing Bodies

Focus on the strategy and educational effectiveness of each school.

ELAM Local Governing Body

Shelley Gonsalves
Chair, ELAM LGB

Principal: Yansé Cooper

LSA Local Governing Body

Lisa Bryer OBE
Interim Chair, LSA LGB

Principal: Sam Summerson

Report school effectiveness & risk to the Trust Board and committees; carry out the safeguarding and teaching & learning review cycles via link governors.

Review Cycles

Ongoing scrutiny led by LGB representatives and tested by nominated Trustees.

Safeguarding

Rebecca Cramer
Safeguarding Trustee

Reviewed by LGB link governors, tested by the Safeguarding Trustee.

Teaching & Learning

Alex Beard
Teaching and Standards Trustee

Reviewed by LGB link governors, tested by the Teaching and Standards Trustee.

Testing outcomes are reported to the Trust Board by the Nominated Trustee Reps.

Executive Team — accountable to the Trust Board via the CEO

Charlie Kennard MBECEO
Yansé CooperELAM Principal
Sam SummersonLSA Principal
Maria DonovanDirector of Recruitment
Kate ButlerFinance Director
Hannah SuleymanDirector of People & Operations
Correct as at September 2026. Update this file as appointments change.