The current Governing Body at Woodlands Academy of Learning for 2022 – 2023 is as follows:
Community Governors
- Mr R Lawrence (Chair)
- Miss K Glanville
- Mrs S Spriggs
LA Governor
- Mrs M McGrath
Co-opted Governor
- Mr S Simpson (Vice Chair)
- Mrs D Sims
Parent Governors
- Mrs E Bate
- Mr I Whitehouse
Staff Governors
- Mrs T Newton (Headteacher)
- Mrs J Jackson (Assistant Headteacher)
- Mrs J Graham (Pastoral Team and Safeguarding)
Associate Trustee
- Mrs L Lowe
Members
- Mrs Lowe
- Mr D Wills
- Mr M Reid
- Mr R Eynon
Governance Structure
Trustee Registers of Business & Pecuniary Interest 2021/2022
| Trustees Name | Appointment Date & term of Office | Type of Trustee | Appointed by | Business Interest & Date | Charity Trustee Details & Date | Trustee/Gov at Other Establishments & Date | Member of professional body, organisation or Public body & Date | Contractual Link to Academy or Other Education Setting & Date | Relationship to staff / pupils / trustees | Signed | Date |
| Ellena Bate | 14/10/22 – 13/10/26 | Parent Trustee | Parents | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | None | Parent of registered pupils | Yes | 10/01/2023 |
| Russell Eynon | December 2022 | Member | Members | Company director Breakwells Paints Ltd and Arcs & Sparks | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | Yes | 30/09/2021 |
| Kate Glanville | 01/09/19 – 31/08/23 | Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | Head of Dept – BCU Sept 2013 |
N/A | N/A | Member of Geographical Association | Woodlands provide Teacher Training for BCU students via School Direct | None | Yes | 26/09/2022 |
| Jayne Graham | 19/10/21 – 18/10/25 | Staff Trustee | Staff | None | N/A | N/A | None | Pastoral & Safeguarding Team
Sept 2010 |
None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Julia Jackson | 25/09/18 – 24/09/26 | Staff Trustee | Staff | None | N/a | N/A | None | Assistant Head
Sept 2009 |
None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Robert Lawrence | 11/10/20 – 10/10/24 | Chair Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | None | 1. Dunston with Coppenhall PCC – April 2019
2. Hyde Lea & Coppenhall Village Hall July 2010 |
LGB member at Haughton St. Giles CE Primary Academy
Dec 2019 – Dec 2023 |
None | None | None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Lesley Lowe | July 2012 – 21/05/20 – 20/05/24 | Member – Associate Governor | Members Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | None | Bloxwich Academy | None | Yes | 23/09/2021 |
| Mary B McGrath | 17/03/2022 – 17/03/2026 | LA Governor | Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Tamsin Newton | Accounting Officer | Headteacher | Board of Trustees | None | NAHT
2020 |
N/A | None | Headteacher
Sept 2015 |
None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Matthew Reid | December 2021 | Member | Members | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | Yes | 13/10/2022 |
| Sam Simpson | 02/12/21 – 01/12/25 | Vice Chair Co-opted Governor |
Board of Trustees | Relationship Director, HSBC Bank
April 2022 |
N/A | N/A | None | None | Parent of a registered pupil
Related to T Alves (Staff Member) |
Yes | 19/01/2022 |
| Diane Sims | 17/03/2022 – 17/03/2026 | Co-opted Governor | Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | Member of – The Rotary Club, Willenhall
2004 |
None | None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Susan Spriggs | 05/07/2022 – 04/07/2026 | Community Trustee | Board of Trustees | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | Yes | 22/09/2022 |
| Ian Whitehouse | 28/11/20 – 27/11/24 | Parent Trustee | Parents | Staffordshire Police | N/A | N/A | None | None | Parent of a registered pupil | Yes | 01/12/2022 |
| David Wills | July 2012 | Member | Members | None | N/A | N/A | None | None | None | Yes | 30/09/2022 |
Committee Members & Attendance 2021/2022 – 2022/2023
| Full Board Meetings | |||||||||
| Dates: | 23/09/21 | 02/12/21 | 17/03/22 | 07/07/22 | 22/09/22 | 01/12/22 | 23/03/23 | 06/07/23 | |
| Ellena Bate | – | – | – | – | – | P | |||
| Russell Eynon | A | X | P | A | X | – | – | – | |
| Kate Glanville | P | P | P | P | A | P | |||
| Jayne Graham | P | P | P | P | P | A | |||
| Natalia Hill | A | P | P | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Julia Jackson | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Robert Lawrence | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Lesley Lowe | P | X | X | A | A | X | |||
| Lisa Macey | P | P | X | A | – | – | – | – | |
| MaryB Mcgrath | – | – | – | P | P | P | |||
| Tamsin Newton | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Sam Simpson | – | P | P | A | P | P | |||
| Diane Sims | – | – | P | P | P | P | |||
| Susan Spriggs | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
| Ian Whitehouse | A | P | P | A | P | P | |||
Key: P = Present, A = Absent (Apologies), X = Absent (No Apologies), – = Attendance not Required
| Finance, Staffing & Buildings Committee | |||||||
| Dates: | 18/11/21 | 03/02/22 | 23/06/22 | 17/11/22 | 02/02/23 | 22/06/23 | |
| Russell Eynon | P | P | P | X | |||
| Natalia Hill | P | P | – | – | – | – | |
| Robert Lawrence | P | P | P | P | |||
| Tamsin Newton | P | P | P | P | |||
| Sam Simpson | – | P | P | P | |||
| Diane Sims | – | – | P | P | |||
| Ian Whitehouse | P | P | A | A | |||
| Curriculum & Standards Committee |
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| Dates: | 21/10/21 | 03/03/22 | 09/06/22 | 20/10/22 | 02/03/23 | 18/05/23 | |
| Kate Glanville | P | P | A | ||||
| Jayne Graham | P | P | P | ||||
| Julia Jackson | P | P | P | ||||
| Robert Lawrence | P | P | P | ||||
| Lesley Lowe | A | A | A | ||||
| Lisa Macey | A | A | A | – | – | – | |
| MaryB McGrath | – | – | P | ||||
| Tamsin Newton | P | P | P | ||||
| Susan Spriggs | P | P | P | ||||
