Governors
What is our role?
The role of school governors is, with the senior leadership team, to give strategic direction to the school and to provide appropriate challenge and support to the Headteacher and staff to enable the school to achieve high standards for all of its students.
How can we offer appropriate challenge and support?
South Wolds Governors have a wide variety of experience and skills which are used to good effect to help the drive towards constant school improvement. Our work experience includes the commercial, public, education and voluntary sectors, some of us are specialists in ICT, human resources, leadership and management, teaching and learning, customer relations, many aspects of education including higher, further and vocational training, languages and scientific research. All of us bring creativity, commitment and perspective to the role which makes for a strong and supportive governing body.
How do we understand the school so well?
We learn about what is happening in school through a mixture of formal and informal means. In addition to the more standard, regular ways described below, we join in with many other school activities including staff recruitment, pupil admissions and school events.
Governor Links
Teams of Lead Governors focus on areas of strategic importance to the Academy. Currently Lead Governors focus on Quality of Teaching, Achievement, Personal Development, Behaviour & Welfare, Pupil and Parent voice and CEIAG. They link with key members of the Senior Leadership Team and undertake visits to the school to focus on these areas. Their reports are shared with all other governors in Local Governing Body meetings.
Additional documentation about the Academy can be found on the EMET website
EMET Declaration of Business Interests 2024-25
Business declarations 2024-25 - SWA Budget Holders
Meetings
There are 6 Local Governing Body Meetings in an academic year. Meetings focus on strategic direction and governors scrutinise all aspects of the performance of the school and senior leaders' self evaluation.
Governors' Attendance Register
Governing Body Membership
|
Governor Name |
Governor Category |
Roles |
Appointed By |
Register of Interest |
Start Date |
End Date |
|
ANGUS Halina |
Head Teacher |
LGB |
Trust |
Employee of the school |
01/01/2016 |
Ex Officio |
|
BEAUMONT Annette |
Community |
LGB (Vice Chair) |
LGB |
Governor of Tollerton School Member of Equals Trust Education Appeals Panel Member and Exclusion Appeals Panel of LA |
29/01/2019 |
28/01/2027 |
|
BLACKAMORE Sally |
Parent |
LGB |
LGB |
Child(ren) is pupil at school |
06/10/2021 |
05/10/2025 |
|
COMPSON Emma |
Community |
LGB |
LGB |
Trustee of CPRE Trustee of Leicestershire Community Sports Trust |
01/10/2024 |
30/09/2028 |
|
COTTEE John |
Community |
LGB |
LGB |
Councillor of LA Chairman Director of Keyworth Sports Association Director of Kimolia Co Ltd Trustee of Creswell Crags Trustee of Nottinghamshire Clubs for Young People Chairman of Keyworth Sports Association Chairman of Inspire Libraries Chairman of Platt Lane Management Committee |
14/07/2016 |
13/07/2028 |
|
CRAWFORD Lauren |
Staff |
LGB |
LGB |
Employee of the School |
06/20/2021 |
05/10/2025 |
|
FERGUSON Rebecca |
Co-opted |
LGB |
LGB |
Child(ren) is pupil at school |
04/07/2023 |
03/07/2027 |
|
JAQUES Sue |
Co-opted |
LGB (Chair) |
LGB |
Child(ren) is pupil at school Employee of the LA Governor of Tollerton School |
20/09/2018 |
03/10/2026
|
|
JONES Brennig |
Parent |
LGB |
LGB |
Child(ren) at the School Royal Air Force Sailing Association Committee Member Royal Yachting Association Voting Member Governor of Royal National Lifeboat Institution North West Cruising Club Committee Member Bay of Colwyn Sailing Club Committee Member Mendip Byways & Bridleways Assoc Committee Member |
27/11/2023 |
26/11/2027 |
|
LAW Michelle |
Parent |
LGB |
LGB |
Child(ren) is pupil at school |
21/11/2022 |
20/11/2026 |
|
MARTIN Simon |
Co-opted |
LGB |
LGB |
Employee of BFS |
09/10/2018 |
04/10/2026 |
|
WATTS Nichola |
Co-opted |
LGB |
LGB |
Company Secretary and Director of Schenker Limited |
23/01/2024 |
22/02/2028 |
|
Governors who have resigned in the last 12 months |
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|
ZIELINSKI Zofia |
Parent |
LGB
|
|
Child(ren) is pupil at school |
04/07/2023 |
03/10/2023 |
If you would like any more information about governors at South Wolds please email me: chair@southwolds.uk
Sue Jaques - Chair of Governors