Governors

Annual Federation Governance Statement 2024-2025

Governor Attendance at Meetings 2023-2024

Terms of Reference 2024-2025

Clive Hubery BEM Chair of Governors

Chair of Governing Body

Category: Co-opted

End of office date: 01/09/27

Committee Membership:  Appeals, Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing

Responsibilities: Head Teacher’s Performance

Martyn Tweddle

Executive Headteacher

Category: Associate Member (voting rights for all committees)

End of office date: 04/04/27

Committee Membership:  Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review

 

Gavin Thompson

Category: Staff

End of office date: 07/06/27

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing

Responsibilities: Health & Safety

 

Peter Bodo

Category: Parent Governor

End of office date: 13/03/27

Committee Membership: Appeals & Finance, Premises and Staffing

Responsibilities: 

 

Gemma Spence

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 25/01/2028

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards

Responsibilities: CEIAG, Equalities

 

Myra Smith Vice Chair of Governors

Vice Chair of Governors

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 31/08/26

Committee Membership: Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review

Responsibilities: Head Teacher’s Performance

 

Gary McCallum

Category: Parent Governor

End of office date: 04/04/25

Committee Membership: Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review

Responsibilities: Online Safety, Websites

 

Margaret Farrow

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 28/03/26

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards

Responsibilities: Curriculum, English, Safeguarding

 

Joan Nicholson

Category: Local Authority Governor

End of office date: 27/09/25

Committee Membership: Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review,

Responsibilities:  Headteachers Performance

 

Fiona Tweddle

Head of School: The Oaks

Category: Associate Member (voting rights for all committees)

End of office date: 04/02/2028

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing

 

Lee Davis

Head of School: Croft Community School

Category: Associate Member (voting rights for all committees)

End of office date: 10/04/27

Committee Membership:  Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing

 

Gill Stringer

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 07/06/25

Committee Membership: Finance, Premises & Staffing

Responsibilities: EYFS, Post 16, Training & Development

 

Judith Benson

Category: Associate Member (voting rights for all committees)

End of office date: 10/04/27

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards, Finance, Premises & Staffing

 

Charlotte McGladdery

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 15/01/2028

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards

Responsibilities: SMSC / PHSE / RE / British Values

 

Les Keen

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date:  18/04/2028

Committee Membership: Finance, Premises & Staffing, First/Pay Review

Responsibilities: Maths & SEND

  

Mary Ann Heads

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 27/11/2028

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards

Responsibilities: Pupil & Staff Wellbeing

 

Liz Parker-Berry

Category: Co-opted Governor

End of office date: 27/11/2028

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards

Responsibilities: Preparation for Adulthood, Science

 

Rebecca Wright

Category: Parent Governor

End of office date: 17/06/2028

Committee Membership: Curriculum & Standards

Responsibilities: 

GOVERNOR MEMBER OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY BUSINESS INTEREST PERSONAL/FAMILY INTEREST/LOYALTIES
Clive Hubery BEM No None J Benson Sister in Law
Myra Smith No None None
Gavin Thompson No None None
Gemma Spence No None Husband works at the Oaks
Lee Davis No Head of School at Croft Wife works at The Oaks
Margaret Farrow No None Daughter in Law at the Oaks
Peter Bodo No None None
Judith Benson No Head of School at Evergreen C Hubery Brother in Law
Gill Stringer No None None
Gary McCallum No None None
Joan Nicholson Yes None DCC & Stanley Town Councillor
Martyn Tweddle No Executive Headteacher Wife Works at the Oaks
Fiona Tweddle No Head of School Oaks Husband works for the Federation
Charlotte McGladdery No None None
Les Keen No TBC TBC
Expired governors over the last twelve months
Fiona Wood, Lynn Kipling, Andrea English, Rebecca Farrow, Lee Brannigan, Laura Henderson
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