Governors
(which, in the case of a single academy trust, are synonymous with Trustees and Directors) are responsible for the strategic direction and governance of the Academy; our Governors serve a two-year term. Elected Governors then run for re-election if they so choose, while appointed Governors may be reappointed by the Members if they accept to be reappointed. The ‘Date Appointed’ is the start date of their most recent period of continuous service.
Members
are the nominal shareholders of the organisation effectively ensuring that the ethos and educational objectives of the academy are sustained. Members also appoint all non-elected Governors to the Board who are not externally appointed. Our Academy has 6 members.
Committees
are responsible for a given area of governance and report to the Board of Governors. Participants in the committee are determined by the Governors and the majority of the participants in a committee must be Governors. Maharishi School Trust has one committee, the Finance Committee, which makes recommendations to the Board on both financial and human resource matters; this Committee is currently Chaired by Dr Ian Birnbaum, OBE.
Maharishi School has 3 layers of Governance
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Chair of trustees |
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Name |
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From |
To |
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Ian Birnbaum OBE
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Appointed by GB/board |
19 October 2023 |
19 October 2024 |
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Trustees |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Audrey O'Neill
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Appointed by academy members |
5 November 2022 |
4 November 2024 |
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Claire Latham
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Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2024 |
31 August 2026 |
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Claire Winteringham
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Appointed by academy members |
7 January 2024 |
6 January 2026 |
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Gwyndaf Evans
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Appointed by academy members |
11 December 2023 |
10 December 2025 |
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Jane Smalley |
Appointed by academy members |
30 November 2022 |
29 November 2024 Resigned 7 December 2023 |
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Jay Duckett
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Elected by parents 2022 then appointed by academy members on 6 February 2024 |
6 February 2024 |
5 February 2026
Resigned 9 August 2024 |
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Julian Lees
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Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2024 |
31 August 2026 |
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Laura Gaskell
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Appointed by academy members |
1 February 2024 |
31 January 2026 |
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Lisa Edwards
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Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal |
1 September 2016 |
Not recorded |
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Lisa Vicki Walters
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Appointed by academy members |
11 December 2023 |
10 December 2025 |
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Lucy Andrews
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Elected by parents 2022 then appointed by academy members on 6 February 2024 |
6 February 2024 |
5 February 2026
Resigned on 21 November 2024 |
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Mareanna Ingram
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Appointed by academy members |
5 May 2023 |
4 May 2025 |
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Richard William Buswell
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Appointed by academy members |
14 October 2023 |
13 October 2025 |
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Rosemary Marriott
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Appointed by academy members |
31 January 2024 |
30 January 2026 |
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Louise Mohammed
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Elected by parents | 7 February 2024 | 6 February 2026 |
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Rachel Hobson
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Elected by Parents | 7 February 2024 | 6 February 2026 |
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Members |
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Richard William Buswell
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Chair Original (signatory) members |
1 September 2011 |
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Ian Birnbaum
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Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2011 |
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James Scott
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Original (signatory) members |
1 September 2011 |
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Philip Douglas Mitchell
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Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2022 |
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Gwyndaf Evans
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Original (signatory) members |
1 September 2011 |
| Ged Valente | Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2023
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| William Graham Orr | Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2023
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Paul Magee
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Attends meetings as clerk to members |
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Finance Committee members |
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Name |
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Dr Ian Birnbaum
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Chair 01/09/2011 |
Not recorded |
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Richard Buswell
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01/09/2011 | Not recorded |
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Phil Mitchell
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01/09/2011 | Not recorded |
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James Scott
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01/09/2011 | Not recorded |
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Gilbert McHarg |
01/10/2023 | Not recorded |
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Lisa Edwards - Accounting officer
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From: 1 September 2016 |
Not recorded |
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Paul Alexander Magee - Chief financial officer
Financial Committee - Terms of reference |
From: 1 September 2022 |
Not recorded |
| Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed by: | Role | GB Meeting Attendance 2020-2021 | GB Meeting Attendance 2021-2022 | GB Meeting Attendance 2022-2023 |
GB Meeting Attendance 2023-2024 |
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| Dr. Ian Brian Birnbaum OBE
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1st September 2011
Re-appointed 22nd September 2022 |
2 Years | Appointed by Governing Body | Chair of The Governing Body
Quality of Education Link Governor |
09/09/2020✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Paul Magee
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22nd September 2022 | N/A | Governing Body | Company Secretary | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 N/A 21/01/2021 N/A 18/03/2021 N/A 20/05/2021 N/A 08/07/2021 N/A |
23/09/2021 N/A
09/12/2021 N/A 27/01/2022 N/A 17/03/2022 N/A 19/05/2022 N/A 07/07/2022 Guest |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Lisa Edwards
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1st September 2016 | N/A | Headteacher Ex-officio Governor | Headteacher | 09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Mareanna Ingram
|
8th May 2013
Re-appointed 6th May 2021 |
2 Years | Board of Members | Staff Governor | 09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✕ 8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 x 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Richard William Buswell
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20th October 2015
Re-appointed 22nd September 2022 |
2 Years | Board of Members | Appointed Governor
Vice Chair IT Early Years Link Governor |
09/09/2020 ✕
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✕ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✕ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 X 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Gwyndaf Evans
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6th February 2004
Re-appointed 17th October 2021 |
2 Years | Board of Members | Appointed Governor | 09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✕ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✕ 27/01/2022 ✕ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 x 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 x |
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| Lisa Vicki Walters
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1st November 2012
Re-appointed 17th October 2021 |
2 Years | Board of Members | Appointed Governor | 09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Claire Winteringham
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6th January 2020
Re-appointed 17th October 2021 |
2 Years | Board of Members | Appointed
Governor |
09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✕ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✕ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✕ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 x 2/2/2023 x 23/3/2023 x 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 X 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Audrey O’Neill
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5th November 2020
Re-appointed 24th April 2022 |
2 Years | Board of Members | Staff Governor | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 x 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 x |
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| Lucy Andrews
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7 December 2023
|
2 years | Board Member | Appointed Governor | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 N/A 21/01/2021 N/A 18/03/2021 N/A 20/05/2021 N/A 08/07/2021 N/A |
23/09/2021 N/A
09/12/2021 N/A 27/01/2022 N/A 17/03/2022 N/A 19/05/2022 N/A 07/07/2022 N/A |
22/09/2022 N/A 8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 x 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 x |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Laura Gaskell
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1st January 2022 | 2 Years | Board of Members | Staff Governor | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 N/A 21/01/2021 N/A 18/03/2021 N/A 20/05/2021 N/A 08/07/2021 N/A |
23/09/2021 N/A
09/12/2021 N/A 27/01/2022 N/A 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Rosie Marriott
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1st January 2022 | 2 Years | Board of Members | Appointed Governor | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 N/A 21/01/2021 N/A 18/03/2021 N/A 20/05/2021 N/A 08/07/2021 N/A |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Julian Lees | Appointed 25th August 2022 | 2 Years | Board of Members | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 N/A 21/01/2021 N/A 18/03/2021 N/A 20/05/2021 N/A 08/07/2021 N/A |
07/07/2022 N/A | 22/09/2022 x
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 x 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Claire Latham
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Appointed 15th July 2022 | 2 Years | Board of Members | Safeguarding Link Governor | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 N/A 21/01/2021 N/A 18/03/2021 N/A 20/05/2021 N/A 08/07/2021 N/A |
07/07/2022 N/A | 22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 ✓ |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Louise Mohammed | Appointed 6 Feb 2024 | 2 years |
Elected by Parents |
Parent Governor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
6/2/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |
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| Rachel Hobson | Appointed 6 Feb 2024 | 2 years |
Elected by Parents |
Parent Governor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
6/2/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 21/3/24 ✓ 4/7/24 x |
Also in attendance James Scott, board of members.
Previous Governors
| Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Date of Departure (if within 12 Months) | Appointed by | Role | Meetings Attended 2019-2020 | Meetings Attended 2020-2021 | Meetings Attended 2021-2022 | Meetings Attended 2022-2023 |
| Philip Mitchell | 1st October 2001 | N/A | 7th July 2022 | Governing Body | Company Secretary | 03/10/2019 ✓
12/12/2019 ✓ 31/01/2020 ✓ 02/04/2020 ✓ 21/05/2020 ✓ 09/07/2020 ✓ |
09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022 ✓ |
N/A |
| Lavinia Wilkinson | 31st October 2014Re-appointed
1st November 2018 Re-appointed 1st November 2020 |
2 Years | 1st June 2022 | Board of Members | Appointed GovernorSafeguarding, Whistleblowing & Attendance | 03/10/2019 ✓
12/12/2019 ✓ 31/01/2020 ✓ 02/04/2020 ✕ 21/05/2020 ✓ 09/07/2020 ✓ |
09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✕ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✕ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✕ 07/07/2022 ✕ |
N/A |
| Philip Duckworth | 1st November 2018Re-appointed 1st November 2020 | 2 Years | 20th August 2022 | Elected by Parents | Parent GovernorSEND Link Governor
Leadership Link Governor |
03/10/2019 ✓
12/12/2019 ✓ 31/01/2020 ✕ 02/04/2020 ✓ 21/05/2020 ✓ 09/07/2020 ✓ |
09/09/2020 ✓
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✕ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✕
09/12/2021 ✕ 27/01/2022 ✕ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022 ✕ |
N/A |
| Ruxandra Trandafoiu | 5th November 2020 | 2 Years | 21st October 2022 | Board of Members | Parent Governor | 03/10/2019 N/A
12/12/2019 N/A 31/01/2020 N/A 02/04/2020 N/A 21/05/2020 N/A 09/07/2020 N/A |
09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✕ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓ |
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Jay Duckett
|
Elected by parents 2022 then appointed by academy members on 6 February 2024 |
6 February 2024 |
9 August 2024 | Governing Body | Academy Member | 09/09/2020 N/A
10/12/2020 ✓ 21/01/2021 ✓ 18/03/2021 ✓ 20/05/2021 ✓ 08/07/2021 ✓ |
23/09/2021 ✓
09/12/2021 ✓ 27/01/2022 ✓ 17/03/2022 ✓ 19/05/2022 ✓ 07/07/2022✓ |
22/09/2022 ✓
8/12/2022 ✓ 2/2/2023 ✓ 23/3/2023 ✓ 18/5/23 ✓ 6/7/23 x |
19/10/2023✓ 7/12/23 ✓ 6/2/24 ✓ 16/5/24 ✓ 4/7/24 ✓ |