Governor membership

Membership of Academy Committee (AC)

All governors attend Academy Committee meetings
Remit: To ensure the best possible education outcomes are achieved by all students in the academy and to ensure full financial regulatory compliance and the most efficient use of all income and resources across the academy.

Role	Governor in post
Chair of Governors	Sarah Garnett
Vice Chair of Governors	Fiona Simpson
Executive Principal	Lucy Spacey
Principal for THPA	Rebecca Hurley
Principal for BLPA	Helen Cawkill

Member name	Type of governor	Appointed	End of term	Specific /Additional Role[s] /PT Membership
Alastair Murray	Appointed	12/12/2022	11/12/2026	Link Governor health and safety
Christina Wyles	Appointed	27/06/2023	26/06/2027	Link Governor: safeguarding and admissions
Elizabeth Farrar	Appointed	27/06/2023	26/06/2027	Link Governor: pupil premium
Fiona Simpson	Appointed	18/06/2023	17/06/2027	Link Governor: GDPR
Jane Gawthorpe	Appointed	13/07/2022	12/07/2026	Link Governor: SEND
Morag Malcolm	Parent	23/09/2020	22/09/2024	Link Governor: Early Years & Personal Development
Siobhan Willows	Parent	26/01/2023	25/01/2027
Sarah Garnett	Parent	21/02/2022	20/02/2026	Chair of Governors: appointed from 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024 Link governor: Safer Recruitment

Declarations of interest: pecuniary/business

Member name	Name/nature of pecuniary/business interest declared	Type of business
Mr Alastair Murray	G Mudford and Sons LTD	Marquees
Mrs Christina Wyles	No external business interest declared
Mrs Elizabeth Farrar	Bishop Grosseteste University Co-Opted Governor at Queen Elizabeth’s High School	Education
Mrs Fiona Simpson	Treasurer for 7th Retford Scout Group ID Specialist Machinery	Charity Agriculture
Mrs Jane Gawthorpe	No external business interest declared
Ms Morag Malcolm	Self-employed	Childminder
Mrs Rebecca Marshall	Volunteer at Safe Families UK Self-employed	Charity Administration
Mrs Siobhan Willows	Member of staff at Outwood Grange Academy Trust	Education
Miss Sarah Garnett	Mitchells and Butlers	Hospitality

Senior leaders/staff who contribute

Name	Name/ nature of pecuniary/ business interest declared	Type of business
Mrs Rebecca Hurley Principal at Thrumpton Primary	No external business interest declared/member of staff
Mrs Helen Cawkill Principal at Bracken Lane Primary	No external business interest declared/member of staff
Mrs Lucy Spacey Executive Principal	No external business interest declared/member of staff
Mrs Tracy Blacknell Vice Principal	No external business interest declared/member of staff
Mrs Nicola Benson Governance Professional	Member of staff at Diverse Academies

Members who resigned/ end of term during previous 12 months

Full name	Date of appointment	Date of resignation
Rebecca Marshall	09/10/2019	19/09/2023
Mrs Amanda Palfreyman	08/12/2018	07/12/2022
Mr Simon Baker	09/10/2019	01/12/2021
Mrs Natalie Ward	20/10/2017	19/10/2021

Attendance at meetings of Local Academy Boards and Portfolio Teams

Name	Meeting	Attendance Record Academic Year 2022/23 No. in year*	Attendance Record Academic Year 2022/23 No. attended*
Mrs C Wyles	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Mrs S Willows	Academy committee meeting	6	3
Mrs M Malcolm	Academy committee meeting	2	1
Mrs E Farrer	Academy committee meeting	6	3
Mrs R Marshall	Academy committee meeting	0	0
Miss S Garnett	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Mr A Murray	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Mrs F Simpson	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Mrs J Gawthorpe	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Mrs A Palfreyman	Academy committee meeting	2	2