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 08.07.26 to 31.08.28
Vice Chair of Governors	Fiona Simpson appointed from 08.07.26 to 31.08.28
Executive Principal	Lucy Spacey
Principal for THPA & 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	08/07/2026	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
Morag Malcolm	Elected Parent	Elected by Parents	10/07/2024	08/07/2026	-
Siobhan Willows	Elected Parent	Elected by Parents	26/01/2023	08/07/2026	-

Declarations of interest: pecuniary/business

Full Name	Nature of Interest	Interest Began	Interest Ceased	Any other interests
Alastair Murray	Mudfords of Retford	May 2025	-	n/a
Christina Wyles	No external business interest declared	n/a	-	n/a
Dr Elizabeth Farrar	Bishop Grosseteste University	September 2015	-	n/a
Fiona Simpson	ID Spares & Service Ltd	May 1997	-	n/a
Jane Gawthorpe	Governor at Haggonfields Primary School	April 2025	-	n/a
Keeley Cleary	Nationwide Building Society	December 2014	-	n/a
Michael Wintle	No external business interest declared	n/a	-	n/a
Andy Michael	Smoothwall	February 2021	-	n/a

Senior leaders/staff who contribute

Name	Nature of Interest	Date Interest Began	Date Interest Ceased	Any other interests
Helen Cawkill	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lucy Spacey	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	Relative works within Diverse Academies Trust
Victoria Read	No external business interest declared	n/a	n/a	n/a
Rhianne Chambers	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 2025/26 No. in year*	Attendance Record Academic Year 2025/26 No. attended*
Christina Wyles	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Siobhan Willows	Academy committee meeting	6	1
Morag Malcolm	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Dr Elizabeth Farrer	Academy committee meeting	6	2
Alastair Murray	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Fiona Simpson	Academy committee meeting	6	6
Jane Gawthorpe	Academy committee meeting	6	5
Keeley Cleary	Academy committee meeting	6	4
Michael Wintle	Academy committee meeting	6	6
Andy Michael	Academy committee meeting	6	3

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