
Trustees


To contact the clerk to the Trust Board, please email LT2clerk@learningleading.org
The Trustees are responsible for ensuring the Trust meets its charitable objectives, as well as compliance with charity law. They are also directors and accountable for ensuring the Trust meets the Academy Trust’s funding agreement and complies with company law.

We strive to
develop well
rounded individuals
who are respectful,
curious and
resilient.

Thomas William Legge Member/Trustee (Chair)
Thomas has lived in Rugby for over ten years and currently has three children in the local state school system. He has been involved with the free schools and academies programmes since their inception, actively working on the opening of over 100 new schools.
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Thomas served as Chair of the RFPS Local Governing Body taking to the school through its first Ofsted inspection where it received a Good judgement in all categories. He also served as Chair of the Sustainable Improvement Board for RFSS which moved the school to an overall judgement of Good in all categories. Thomas has also served Vice-Chair of the Trust since the formation of Learning Today Leading Tomorrow and as a member of the Trust’s Audit & Risk Committee. Thomas has been appointed by Academy members from 27th March 2019 to 26th March 2023 as Education Advisor to the Trust. Thomas's term has been extended at the Members meeting 19th July 2023.
Thomas succeeded David Johnson as Chair of the Trust in September 2021, As Chair, Thomas oversees all aspects of the Trust’s work, liaising closely with the CEO to ensure that the trust remains sustainable and best serves all the children in its care. Thomas is also a Trustee of another academy in Rugby.
Jill Beverley Simpson-Vince (Vice-Chair)
Jill leads on governance and oversight for the Trust. Her role is to provide rigorous scrutiny of the Trust Board and local governing bodies.
Jill was involved in the inception of the Trust as one of a group of parents campaigning for its first free school. Jill has been appointed by the foundation/Trust for Learning Today Leading Tomorrow from 24th October 2019 to 23rd October 2023. She is passionate about providing high quality education from early years to sixth form for local communities in Rugby and is working to increase education provision across the borough.
Gary Brown
Gary has lived in the Rugby area for 20 years. He has two children in full-time education in the town. Gary has been appointed by the Academy members for Learning Today Leading Tomorrow from 26th March 2021 until the 26th March 2025 his current occupation is Chartered Accountant.
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A qualified chartered accountant with an MBA, he has held a number of senior financial positions and directorships in retail and leisure companies. Gary is a former senior executive with a global bank and is an expert in service management and operational transformation.
Gary believes every child should have the right to a good education.
Paul Murphy
Paul is Area Director for Ambition Institute, where he oversees school partnerships across the West Midlands and South West, delivering professional development for teachers, school leaders and system leaders each year serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Paul is also part-time doctoral researcher exploring professional development strategy and planning within Multi-Academy Trusts.
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As chair of the performance & standards committee, Paul leads on the ongoing development of the quality of teaching and learning across the Trust, working closely with the CEO and school leaders to ensure that all children get the best education. Paul has been appointed by Academy members for Learning Today Leading Tomorrow from 17th May 2021 to 21st May 2025.
Samuel Philip Strickland
Samuel Strickland is the Principal of a large all-through school and has helped to guide its GCSE results from the bottom 20% nationally to the top 20% and A Level outcomes to the top 5% nationally. Samuel has been appointed by the GB/Board for the Learning Today Leading Tomorrow from 18th February 2022 to 17th February 2026.
Samuel began his teaching career as a History teacher in Bedfordshire having completed his PGCE in secondary history at the University of Cambridge under Christine Counsell. His career quickly accelerated and he became Head of History and Classics. He then moved on to become a Lead Professional and worked for a SCITT Consortium. During his time as an Assistant Head teacher, he had responsibility for the Sixth Form and led a Post 16 consortium arrangement.
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Samuel also served as a Vice Principal, where he directly oversaw student care, behaviour, the Sixth Form, the curriculum and served as the safeguarding lead for an entire trust. Samuel has served as an Associate Principal, with GCSE and A Level results under his tenure receiving commendation from the DFE, Nick Gibb and the SSAT.
Simon Lowe
Simon Lowe is the Founder and Managing Director of Handsam Ltd, the UK's leading provider of education compliance support services and systems, which works with schools and academies across England and Wales to assist them in understanding, delivering and evidencing their health and safety, governance, training and trip planning duties. Simon has been appointed by GB/Board for Learning Today Leading Tomorrow from 10th December 2021 to 9th December 2025.
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He is a passionate supporter of young people, offering apprenticeships within his own business and supporting them across the arts and sport in particular to both enjoy and achieve a wide range of disciplines, with a focus on enrichment and discovering themselves through success in areas that are traditionally thought of as non-academic. His company is currently supporting a major worldwide project to promote singing and performance for 10-12 year-olds post-pandemic.
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Georgina Langley
Georgie is a civil servant, currently working in Data Protection for the Department for Education. Georgie was appointed by the LT2 Trust Board on 18 February 2022 and her term of office expires on 17 February 2026.
Georgie graduated from University College London with a First Class Honors degree in Linguistics in 2018. Before joining the civil service, she worked in the LT2 central team leading on governance, data protection and procurement.
Jennifer Marie Beattie
Jennifer is a Chief People Officer at the Royal Air Forces Association. Jennifer is a strategic and credible Senior People Leader with a strong history of delivery within the public funded/third sector, delivering operational effectiveness and cultural change.
Jennifer has proven experience supporting operational improvement and effectiveness within regulated environments, specifically in response to CQC and Ofsted inspections, and developing workforce planning and talent solutions in response to a particularly challenging recruitment position.
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Jennifer was appointed by the LT2 Trust Board on 24 March 2023 and her term of office expires on 24 March 2027.