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Governors

Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust

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Welcome to our Governors’ section

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

The governing body provide strategic direction and accountability in school. The Headteacher is responsible for the day to day management of the school and the Governors provide supportive critical challenge. Individual Governors do not act independently of the rest of the  governing body, decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body. 

The role of the governing body is: 
  • To set high standards of educational achievement
  • To set the aims and objectives for the school 
  • To set policies to help the school achieve aim and objectives
  • Monitor and evaluate the progress school is making
  • Monitoring the schools finances
  • Appoint staff and monitor staff performance
The governing body consists of:
  • The Headteacher
  • Two elected staff governor
  • Two parent governors 
  • Five co-opted governors

The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.

Additional responsibilities (2024-2025)

Chair of the Governing Body - Ben Tummons

Vice Chair of the Governing Body - Rob Winstanley

Headteacher Performance Management -  Ben Tummons and Jack Cooper (External Advisor - Deborah Kenny)

Child Protection, Safeguarding and Children Looked After - Amanda Hargreaves

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - Hannah Alipoor

Government Grants (Pupil Premium, Sports/PE funding, Catch Up Funding) - Rob Winstanley

Compliants - Ben Tummons

Attendance - Amanda Hargreaves

Early Reading and Phonics - Rob Winstanley

Disadvantaged Pupil Support - Rob Winstanley and Andrew Kelly

Attendance at Meetings (2024-2025)

Attendance at Meetings (2024-2025)

 

15.10.2024 21.01.2025 30.04.2025 15.07.2025

Ben Tummons

x

     

Rob Winstanley

ü      

Hannah Alipoor

ü      

Amanda Hargreaves

x      

Jack Cooper

ü      

Andy Kelly

ü      

Katie Lamb

x      
Steve Lewis

x

     
Craig Kinnes

ü

     
Ollie Cliff

ü

     

Emily Caine

ü      

Lesley West

ü      

Attendance at Meetings (2023-2024)

 

24.10.2023 23.01.2024 23.04.2024 15.07.2024

Ben Tummons

ü

ü ü ü

Rob Winstanley

ü ü ü ü

Hannah Alipoor

ü ü ü ü

Amanda Hargreaves

ü ü ü ü

Graham McMullen

ü x - -

Jack Cooper

ü x ü ü

Aimee Clarke

x x x -

Steve Lewis

ü ü ü x

Craig Kinnes

ü ü x ü

Jessica Benson

ü - - -
Ollie Cliff

-

- - ü
Andy Kelly

-

- - ü
Katie Lamb

-

- - ü

Emily Caine

ü ü x ü

Lesley West

x ü x ü

Attendance at Meetings (2022-2023)

 

18.10.2022 08.02.2023 04.07.2023

Ben Tummons

ü

x ü

Emily Caine

ü

ü ü

Lesley West

ü

ü ü

Louisa Cunningham

x

x x

Hannah Alipoor

ü

x x

Liz Plumb

ü

- -

Craig Kinnes

ü

ü ü

Jessica Benson

x

ü x

Aimee James

x x x

Steve Lewis

ü ü x
Amanda Hargreaves

x

ü ü
Rob Winstanley

-

ü ü
Graham McMullen

-

- ü

Attendance at Meetings (2021-2022)

 

23.09.2021 09.02.2022 05.07.2022

Ben Tummons

ü

x ü

Emily Caineü

ü

ü ü

Lesley West

ü

ü ü

Louisa Cunningham

x

ü x

Hannah Alipoor

ü

x ü

Liz Plumb

ü

ü ü

Craig Kinnes

ü

ü ü

Jessica Benson

ü

ü ü

Aimee James

ü ü ü

Steve Lewis

ü x ü
Amanda Hargreaves

n/a

n/a ü

Attendance at Meetings (2020-2021)

 

23.09.2020

18.11.2020

03.03.2021

08.06.2021

Louise Thornton

ü

ü

ü

x

Ben Tummons

ü

ü

x

ü

Emily Caine

ü

ü

ü

ü

Lesley West

ü

ü

ü

ü

Louisa Cunningham

ü

ü

ü

ü

Hannah Alipoor

ü

x

ü

ü

Liz Plumb

ü

ü

ü

ü

Craig Kinnes

ü

ü

ü

ü

Jessica Benson

ü

ü

ü

ü

Aimee James

n/a

ü

x

ü

Steve Lewis

n/a

x

x

ü

 

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