Trustees

The Trustees of the MAT work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Staff to develop the vision and aims of the school and academies. They seek to raise standards and achievement through the appropriate use of all available resources.

The Trustees’ responsibilities are to:

Provide strategic direction for the work and improvement of the school.
Support, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the school.
Ensure accountability for standards and quality of education in the school.

Governance is assessed by OFSTED in its Leadership and Management judgement about the school.

The Trustees of the Lubavitch MAT consists of people from a variety of backgrounds who represent different areas of the school and local community.

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.

Members

Ms Jan Tallis (from 13/01/2020)

Rabbi Pesach Efune (from 01/04/2018)

Rabbi Yeremyia Angyalfi (from 01/04/2018)

Mr Bill Holledge (from 17/01/2020)

Trustees

Chair of Trustees: Rabbi Sholem Ber Sudak

Rabbi Daniel Duboy (from 01/04/2018; reappointed 01/04/2022)

Rabbi Sholem Ber Sudak (from 02/12/2019; reappointed 02/12/2023)

Ms Jo Franklin (06/02/2022; reappointed 06/02/2026)

Mrs Michele Benton (25/11/2024)

Mrs Alexandra Earle (25/11/2024)

Rabbi Mendy Jacobs (25/11/2024)

Mr Tsvi Lewis (12/02/2026)

Mr Daniel Saunders (12/02/2026)

Mr Josef Vilensky (12/02/2026)

Chair & Interim Safeguarding Trustee

Trustees are in the process of determining appointments to these roles

Clerk to Trustees

Ms Nandarane Parmar, Clerk Associates

Committees

Education Committee

Chair : Jo Franklin

Alexandra Earle

Michele Benton

Chaya Mills

Finance and Audit

Chair: Trustees are in the process of determining an appointment to this role

SB Sudak

Mendy Jacobs

CEO Mrs Judith Nemeth

Accounting Officer Mrs Judith Nemeth

Chief Financial Officer Mr C. Sosnovsky (from November 2024)

Head of Girls' School 3-18 School Mrs Helen Freeman

LMAT Religious Authority Chabad Lubavitch UK

Statements from the Trustees can be found here

Register of Interests can be found here.

Scheme of Delegation can be found here