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	Name
Chair of Academy Committee	Alastair Murray appointed from 01.09.25 to 31.08.26
Vice Chair of Governors	Fiona Simpson appointed from 01.09.25 to 31.08.26
Executive Principal	Lucy Spacey
Principal for THPA	Sarah Kahler
Principal for BLPA	Helen Cawkill

Name	Type of governor	Appointed / Elected	Date of Appointment	Stepped Down (in last 12 months)	Term of Office
Alastair Murray	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	12/12/2022	n/a	4 years
Christina Wyles	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	27/06/2023	n/a	4 years
Dr Elizabeth Farrar	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	27/06/2023	n/a	4 years
Fiona Simpson	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	18/06/2023	n/a	4 years
Jane Gawthorpe	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	13/07/2022	n/a	4 years
Morag Malcolm	Elected Parent	Elected by Parents	10/07/2024	n/a	4 years
Siobhan Willows	Elected Parent	Elected by Parents	26/01/2023	n/a	4 years
Keeley Cleary	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	22/05/2024	n/a	4 years
Mike Wintle	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	22/05/2024	n/a	4 years
Andy Michael	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	20/05/2025	n/a	4 years
Sarah Garnett	Appointed Governor	Appointed by Committee	21/02/2022	20/01/2025	-

Declarations of interest: pecuniary/business

Full Name	Nature of Interest	Interest Began	Interest Ceased	Any other interests
Alastair Murray	George Mudford and Sons Ltd	01.02.1989	-	n/a
Christina Wyles	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dr Elizabeth Farrar	Bishop Grosseteste University	01.09.2015	-	n/a
	Co-Opted Governor at Queen Elizabeth’s High School	01.02.2016	25.09.2024	n/a
Fiona Simpson	I D Spares & Service Ltd	15.05.1997	-	n/a
	Treasurer for 7th Retford Scout Group	01.01.2019	-	n/a
Jane Gawthorpe	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Morag Malcolm	Self-employed Childminder	20.09.2018	-	n/a
Siobhan Willows	Staff at Outwood Grange Academy Trust	05.09.2020	-	Relative works within Diverse Academies Trust
Keeley Cleary	Nationwide Building Society	01.12.2014	-	n/a
Michael Wintle	Self Employed Educational Consultant	01.01.2012	-	n/a
Andy Michael	Smoothwall	01.02.2021	-	n/a

Senior leaders/staff who contribute

Name	Nature of Interest	Date Interest Began	Date Interest Ceased	Any other interests
Sarah Kahler	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Helen Cawkill	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lucy Spacey	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nicola Benson	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a

Attendance at meetings of Local Academy Boards and Portfolio Teams

Name	Meeting	Attendance Record Academic Year 2024/25 No. in year*	Attendance Record Academic Year 2024/25 No. attended*
Christina Wyles	Academy committee meeting	6	6
Siobhan Willows	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Morag Malcolm	Academy committee meeting	2	3
Dr Elizabeth Farrer	Academy committee meeting	6	3
Sarah Garnett	Academy committee meeting	2	1
Alastair Murray	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Fiona Simpson	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Jane Gawthorpe	Academy committee meeting	6	6
Keeley Cleary	Academy committee meeting	6	3
Michael Wintle	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Andy Michael	Academy committee meeting	2	2