Governors

Who are our governors?

Full Name	Paul Jacques
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	Appointed by the governing body
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	Tameside Education Attainment and Improvement Board: Member   Glodwick Primary School: Governor   Kingfisher Multi Academy Trust: Trustee   Oldham’s Virtual School: Governor   Oldham SACRE: Member   Association of School and College Leaders: Negotiation Secretary   Governor is married to the councilor for Failsworth East
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Student Standards: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Mike Greenacre
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	Appointed by the governing body
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	CAT Trust Board: Director   Children’s Nursery: Shareholder
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	David Heyes
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	Appointed by the governing body
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Oldham Cancer Support Centre: Trustee
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Nijat Turan
Date Appointment	25/07/2019
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	Appointed by the governing body
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Nothing Declared
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	N/a
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/a
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Phill Quirk
Date Appointment	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex-Officio
Appointed by	N/A
Sub-committees	Finance Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 3/3 Student Standards: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Andy Collinge
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Local Authority
Appointed by	Appointed by the Governing body.
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	Kingsland School: Chair of IEF   Kingsland School Management Committee: Member
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Student Standards: 1/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Tracie Redshaw
Date Appointment	13/10/17
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	Daughter is employed by Failsworth Academy
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Student Standards: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Natalie Prince
Date Appointment	13/10/17
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	Greater Manchester Police: Employee   Governors child attends Academy Failsworth
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Student Standards: 1/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Jane Martindale
Date Appointment	30/11/17
Category of Governor	Partnership
Appointed by	Governing body
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	1/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Student Standards: 2/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Ambrin Shah
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Werneth Primary Drive Team: Chair
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Nick Speight
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Sponsor, Chair
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance, Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	Co-op: Employee
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 3/3 Student Standards: 2/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Richard Hatley
Date Appointment	11/05/18
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Nothing Declared
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 1/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Nick Websdell
Date Appointment	02/05/19
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	1/1
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Finance: 1/1
Date of Resignation	N/A

Full Name	Joanne Farnworth
Date Appointment	01/09/17
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Student Standards: 3/3
Date of Resignation	N/A

 

Full Name	Kerrie Fayomi
Date Appointment	19/06/2019
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	N/a
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/a
Date of Resignation	N/A

Resignations in the past year:

Kim Reedy – 02/04/2019

Dawn Nield – 09/04/2019

What does our Governing Body exist for?

Our main reasons as to why we exist and our main purposes are:

1. Work closely with the Headteacher, the Senior Leadership Team and Staff to make certain that the Academy provides the very best education possible for every student.

2. To work closely with the Headteacher to develop and set the Academy’s strategic vision and goals through the most effective use of available resources.

3. To evaluate and monitor academic performance through discussion, presentation and understanding of relevant data in conjunction with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.

4. To both challenge and support the Headteacher towards the achievement of annually agreed targets.

5. To be accountable to the pupils, parents, staff and local community for how well it carries out its strategic functions and oversight. In doing so to provide an annual report of its work to all stake holders.

6. In collaboration with the Headteacher and Financial and Operations Director to sign off the financial budget for the year and to monitor financial performance throughout the year, taking such steps as may be required to achieve a balanced budget.

It is important for stake holders to understand the role of the Governing Body, being one of strategic direction and support and it is not the for the Governing Body to involve itself in the day to day decision making process. That is the responsibility of the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team.

How does the Governing Body work?

The Governing Body must work as a team for the benefit of all of the stake holders, but particularly the students, to ensure the Academy is successful. Governors will respect each other’s points of view but always act as a corporate body, accepting the majority decisions that may be reached both in and outside the board room.

The relationship between the Chair of the Governing Body and the Headteacher is a very important relationship in ensuring the success of the Academy and regular meetings will take place between board meetings.

The Governing Body will meet generally about 5 times a year and have a focused agenda for each meeting covering off strategic direction; finance; operations and academic performance.

A significant part of the role of Governors is undertaken through the various sub committees that will be put in place by the main board. These are the Finance sub committee and Students, Standards and Community sub committee.

Governors from the main board will elect to sit on the sub committee that they believe they can make the best contribution towards. Each sub committee will then elect it’s own Chair. Sub committees then report back to the main Governing Board on a periodic basis.

How is the Governing Body created and who sits on it?

The important thing to understand is that increasingly Governors have some very concise responsibilities and therefore it is important that there are representatives from across a wide range of skills such as finance, business, education, HR and stake holder groups.

Our Governors are volunteers from the following areas:

Staff, Parents, Community, Education, Local Authority.

What does it mean to be an Academy Governor?

There is no doubt that in becoming a governor this will take time on a regular basis and more and more will require strong commitment and some passion in carrying out what is an unpaid role, yet one that can give certain individuals a sense of huge satisfaction to know that they are helping to make a positive difference to the lives of so many children and students.

You will need to give the time to read and understand the board papers, serve on a sub committee and perhaps even support becoming a link governor, supporting Heads of Faculty. This will give you a good understanding of what the teaching profession is experiencing on a day to day basis. This will be important in helping you to both contribute and make the right decisions for the students and the Academy.