Governor List

Our Governing Body

Our current Local Governing Body consists of 7 members, including the Co-Principals Helen Dickenson and Emily Webster.

The clerk to the governors, through whom any communication with them should be made, is Mrs J. Isahak ([email protected]

Sue Chesworth

Sue is our Chair of Governors, Careers Link Governor and SEND Govenor. She has had many years of experience in the field of special educational needs. Her roles have included: educational consultant, headteacher of a special school and CEO of a local charity which supports young people with additional needs.

Theresa Ferguson

Theresa is a Staff Governor and SEND Governor. She has worked at the academy for a number of years as a Special Support Assistant.

Keith Gladstone

Keith is the Chair of the Finances and General Purposes Committee. He worked for most of his career with the RNIB and the RNID researching and developing adaptive aids and systems for people with sensory impairments.

Lynne Goodwyn

Lynne is the Vice-Chair, the Safeguarding Governor, SEND Governor and Chair of the Well-Being Committee. She has been involved with the school for many years as a parent of a former pupil. She has a background in nursing.

Sam Morley

Sam is the Enrichment Link Governor and a SEND Governor. She was formerly a parent governor but has now transferred over to community governor as her son how now left school. Sam worked for BT as a systems designer for 21 years before leaving to care for her son. She is very involved in her local church and the academy’s PTA.

Name	Type of Governor	Term from & to	Attendance to Meetings	Roles
Sue Chesworth	Sponsor	1.2.18 – 31.1.26	LGB 2/3 SPB 3/3 FGP 4/4	Chair of Governors SEND Governor Careers Governor
Helen Dickenson	Ex-Officio	1.9.22 – n/a	LGB 3/3 SPB 3/3 WB 0/1	Co-Principal
Theresa Ferguson	Staff	1.9.22 – 31.8.26	LGB 2/3	SEND Governor
Keith Gladstone	Community	9.7.21 – 8.7.25	LGB 2/3 SPB 3/3 FGP 4/4	Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee
Lynne Goodwyn	Community	1.2.18 – 31.1.26	LGB 3/3 SPB 3/3 WB 1/1	Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Well-Being Committee SEND Governor Safeguarding Governor
Sam Morley	Community	11.1.19 – 31.1.26	LGB 2/3 SPB 3/3 FGP 4/4	Enrichment Link Governor SEND Governor
Emily Webster	Ex-Officio	1.9.22 – n/a	LGB 3/3 SPB 3/3 FGP 4/4	Co-Principal

Historical Governors

Kristy Hodgson	Staff	29.9.21	31.8.23
Melissa Kittl	Parent	4.3.20	31.8.23
James Hibbert	Community	21.9.21	1.9.22
Helen MacDougall	Ex-Officio	1.2.18	1.9.22
Ellie Allman	Community	13.3.19	6.7.22
Rachel Shave	Staff	1.2.18	31.1.22

Governor Declarations of Interest

Name	Position	Interest	Date Signed
Sue Chesworth	Sponsor	Nil	5.1.23
Helen Dickenson	Ex-Officio	Nil	20.1.22
Theresa Ferguson	Staff	Nil	6.1.23
Keith Gladstone	Community	Nil	20.9.22
Lynne Goodwyn	Community	Nil	4.10.22
Sam Morley	Community	Nil	29.9.22
Emily Webster	Ex-Officio	Nil	20.12.22

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