Local Governing Body
School governors are responsible for making decisions about how the school is run. They meet at least once a term at school. They have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. The Chair of Governors can be contacted via Diane Sanderson in the school office. There are also sub committees who meet at least termly, our sub committees are:-
Finance and Premises
Safeguarding
Curriculum
School Improvement Planning (SIP)
The Local Governing Body Constitution:
1 x WWPAT
1 x Head teacher
2 x Parents
2 x Staff at the school
6 x Community representatives (business people) called co-opted , Currently we have two vacancies
12 Members in total
Parent Governors bring the views of parents to the governing body, but they speak as individuals. They have equal status in the work of the governing body with voting rights.
VACANCIES
We currently have two coopted governor vacancies. If you are interested in these roles please contact Diane Sanderson on 01709 543704 for further information.
Click here to see the latest Governance handbook
Governor Pen Portraits and Photos
Term of Office
Apart from WWPAT staff and the Head teacher all governors have a four year term of office from their date of appointment.
Name | Governor Type | Responsibility | Date Appointed | Term Expires |
Phil Marshall | Director |
| 5.9.16 | N/A |
John Henderson | CEO |
| 1.11.14 | 14.9.18 |
Claire Middleton | Head teacher | DSL Designated Safeguarding Lead | 12.5.2014 | N/A |
Liz Duncan | Coopted | Chair & SEND Governor | 22.9.2010 | 21.09.2022 |
Helen Richards | Coopted |
| 01.9.2003 | 13.6.2019 |
Lee Quail | Coopted | Audit Governor | 3.12.2013 | 2.12.2021 |
Mark Richardson | Coopted |
| 7.10.2015 | 6.10.2019 |
Vacancy | Coopted |
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Faye Rowland | Parent |
| 11.12.2013 | 31.12.2016 |
Stephanie Bruin | Parent |
| 12.7.2017 | 11.7.2021 |
Anna Stacey | Parent | Vice Chair Safeguarding & LAC Governor | 20.3.2013 | 19.3.2021 |
Ruth Gamble | Support Staff |
| 12.7.2017 | 11.7.2021 |
Bev Cookson | Support Staff |
| 24.2.2016 | 11.7.2017 |
Vicky Harrison | Teaching Staff |
| 5.10.2016 | 7.4.2017 |
John Swallow | Teaching Staff |
| 24.4.2017 | 23.4.2021 |
Diane Sanderson | Clerk | Deputy Safeguarding Lead | 10.2.2009 | N/A |
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| Autumn Term 14.11.18 | Sub comm | Spring term 6.3.19 | Sub Comm | Summer term 19.6.19 | Sub Comm | Staffing Sub | Totals | WWPAT | No |
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| 0/1 | Claire Middleton (Head) | Yes |
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| 1/1 | Liz Duncan (Chair) | Yes |
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| 1/1 | Anna Stacey (Vice) | Yes |
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| 1/1 | Mark Richardson | Yes |
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| 1/1 | Helen Richards | Yes |
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| 1/1 | Lee Quail | Yes | | | | | | | 1/1 | Stephanie Duce | Yes | | | | | | | 1/1 | Coopted Vacancy |
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| Ruth Gamble | Yes | | | | | | | 1/1 | John Swallow | Yes | | | | | | | 1/1 | Totals | 9 |
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| Attendance at Meetings in 2017/2018
| Autum term 11.10.17 | sub committee 14.11.17 | Spring term 14.3.18 | Summer term 20.6.18 | Sub committee 12.7.18 | Total | John Henderson (CEO) | No | Yes | No | No | No | 1/5 | Claire Middleton (Head) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5/5 | Liz Duncan (Chair) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 4/5 | Anna Stacey (Vice) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4/5 | Mark Richardson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5/5 | Helen Richards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 4/5 | Lee Quail | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 3/5 | Stephanie Bruin | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | 3/5 | Coopted Vacancy |
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| Ruth Gamble | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5/5 | John Swallow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5/5 | Totals | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
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| Claire Middleton | Nil Return |
| Oct 2018 | Liz Duncan | Nil Return |
| Oct 2018 | Anna Stacey | Irwin Mitchell Solicitors | Associate | Oct 2018 | Helen Richards | Alan Richards | Wife of MAT Director | Oct 2018 | Mark Richardson | Live & Learn | Sports CPD Co | Oct 2018 | Lee Quail | Nil Return |
| Oct 2018 | Stephanie Duce | Nil Return |
| Oct 2018 | John Swallow | Nil Return |
| Oct 2018 | Ruth Gamble | T Birch | Plastering & Partioning | Oct 2018 | Phil Marshall | Learners First PM Impact Ltd | Director | Oct 2018 |
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| | | Diane Sanderson | Nil Return |
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| 7.10.2015 Autumn Term Meeting | 11.11.15 Sub committees
| 24.2.16 Spring term | 12.4.16 Sub committees | 3.5.16 Summer Term | 18.5.16 Staffing sub | 5.7.16 Safeguarding Sub | Total | John Henderson (CEO) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 5/7 | Claire Middleton (Head) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | Liz Duncan (Chair) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/7 | Helen Richards (Community) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 6/7 | Lee Quail
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | 4/7 | Mark Richardson
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7/7 | Faye England
| No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 4/7 | Anna Stacey (Vice Chair)
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | 4/7 | Bev Cookson
| N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5/5 | TOTALS
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| 5.10.16 Autumn Term | Sub Committees 13.12.16 | 7.2.17 Spring term | Sub committees 1.3.17 | 20.6.17 Summer Term | Sub committee 12.7.17 | Total | John Henderson (CEO) | Yes | No | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A | 3/4 | Phil Marshall (Director) | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | 2/2 | Claire Middleton (Head) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/6 | Liz Duncan (Chair)
| Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4/5 | Anna Stacey (Vice)
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 4/6 | Helen Richards
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/6 | Mark Richardson
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6/6 | Lee Quail
| Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 4/6 | Faye Rowland | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0/2 | Stephanie Bruin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | 1/1 | Coopted Vacancy |
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| Yes | No | No | No | No | N/A | 1/5 | Ruth Gamble | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | 1/1 | Vicky Harrison
| N/A | No | No | No | N/A | N/A | 0/3 | John Swallow | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | 2/2 | TOTALS | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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