The South Wolds Academy and Sixth Form

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 2023-24

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

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