Welcome to Millgate School’s Advisory Board
At Discovery Trust the Board of Trustees (sometimes known as the board of directors or governing body) is ultimately responsible for governance of the schools in the trust and is accountable for their performance. To support effective governance and oversight, the Board has delegated governance function to be carried out through committees, locally through each school Advisory Board and through the central executive team.
The Advisory Board has a range of responsibilities:
- Supporting good governance of the school
- Safeguarding and promoting the values of the school
- Supporting the Headteacher of the school and being a critical friend
- Monitoring the achievement, quality of teaching and behaviour and safety
- Supporting effective financial governance
- Engagement with the school’s key stakeholders e.g. parents/carers, pupils and staff
The Advisory Board consists of parents, staff and community representatives; the Headteacher is a member of the Advisory Board by virtue of their office. Community Members are appointed by the Advisory Board and are people, who in the opinion of the Advisory Board, have the skills required to contribute to the work of the board; Parent and staff members are elected to the board by the parent and staff body respectively.
School Advisory Board Members: 2026-27
Meet our Advisory Board
Louisa Robinson
Headteacher (ex-officio)
Attendance at AB meetings 26-27: n/a
Attendance at AB meetings 2025-26: 3/3
Cousin employed at Millgate School declared 24.8.26
Lynn Moore
Community member & AB Chair
Business and pecuniary interests:
Term of Office 22.11.24-21.11.27
Attendance at AB meetings 2026-27: n/a
Attendance at AB meetings 2025-26: 3/3
Managing Director & sole shareholder, Independent Child Psychology Ltd; elected member, Leicester City Council declared 4.9.26
Vacancy
Parent member
Lerisse Johnstone
Parent member
Term of Office: 31.10.25-30.10.28
Attendance at AB meetings 2026-27: n/a
Attendance at AB meetings 2025-26: 2/2
No interests declared 4.9.26
Matt Rudkin
Staff member
Term of Office: 17.3.26-16.3.29
Attendance at AB meetings 2026-27: n/a
Attendance at AB meetings 2025-26: 1/1
No interests declared 24.8.26
Adam Lapidge
Community member
Term of Office: 24.11.24-23.11.27
Attendance at AB meetings 2026-27: n/a
Attendance at AB meetings 2025-26: 1/3
Interests declared 2.9.26: Employed within the Central Team, Discovery Schools Trust; Paul Stone (Discovery CEO) – step brother; Martin Lapidge (Premises Officer, Badgerbrook Primary School) – father; Mary Lapidge (cleaner, Badgerbrook Primary School) – stepmother Aabshar Piare (teacher, Redlands Primary School) – spouse.
George Corbett
Community member
Term of Office: 12.6.26-11.6.29
Attendance at AB meetings 2026-27: n/a
Attendance at AB meetings 2025-26: n/a
Interests declared 4.9.26: Bodie Hodges Foundation.
Get in Touch
If you have a passion for improving outcomes for children and would like to use your skills and expertise to contribute to the governance of our schools, please get in touch by contacting the Trust Central team via the Trust Clerk.
You can contact our Chair of the Advisory Board, Lynn Moore via the Trust Clerk
Board meeting minutes are available on request. Requests should be directed to the Trust Clerk
Further information can be found on the Discovery Schools Academy Trust Website