Governors
Wellspring Governance
Details of the Governance arrangements within Wellspring Academy Trust and the Scheme of Delegation can be found by clicking on the link below.
Wellspring Financial Information
Details of Wellspring Financial Information such as the annual report, annual audited accounts and more can be found by clicking on the link below.
Wellspring Financial Information
Further Information
Deed of Novation and Variation
Governors Information
The Governing Body is responsible for the strategic direction of the Academy. Its role is to set the overall direction for the Academy, to monitor and evaluate its overall performance and determine key policies.
They will ensure that the Academy’s self-evaluation works effectively to determine key priorities, while ensuring that the Academy’s values are fully represented in long-term, medium-term and short-term planning.
The governing body will have a clear focus on:
- Raising standards, including for vulnerable groups of pupils.
- The curriculum, teaching and learning.
- Staffing, recruitment and pay.
- The Academy’s finances and assets.
- Safeguarding, health and safety.
- Pupils’ behaviour, welfare and personal development.
- Relationships with parents, the Diocese and the wider community.
| Name | Appointed Date: | End of Term of Office:: | Appointment Category: | Declarations of Interest | ||
| Jo Schofield (Chair) | 10/10/2023 | 10/10/2027 | Trust – Appointed | Employed by the Iron Foundation | ||
| Hayley Pywell | 10/10/2023 | 10/10/2027 | Parents | None | ||
| Karl Gabbitas | 12/12/2023 | 12/12/2027 | Trust – Appointed | Chair of Governors at Laceyfield | ||
| Lorna Leach | 25/06/2024 | 25/06/2028 | Trust – Appointed | Strategic Partnership Manager for MacMillan Cancer Support since June 2023;
Non-Executive director of Lincolnshire County Cricket Board since June 2022 |
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| Poula Hillditch | 14/05/2023 | 14/05/2027 | Staff | None | ||
| Sarah Pickles | 25/06/2024 | 25/06/2028 | Staff | None | ||
| Joanna Kempston | 25/06/2024 | Ex-Officio | Trust Representative | Co-opted Governor at Highfield Primary School | ||
| Jason Thurley | Ex Officio | Ex-Officio | Headteacher | Trustee and Vice Chair of Governors at Old Clee Primary Academy | ||
2024-2025 meeting dates are 15/10/2024, 03/12, 2024, 04/03/2025, 06/05/2025 and 01/07/2025. Meetings take place between 3.30pm-5.30pm at the Academy.
Related Information:
- Beacon Academy Governing Body Contact Details 2022-2023 and Attendance at Meetings click here
- Beacon Academy Governing Body 2023-2024 – Attendance at Meetings click here
The Chair of Governors, Jo Schofield, can be contacted via the Academy or via the Governance Professional, Mrs Melanie Gibbons
Tel. 07729 105 871 or email m.gibbons@wellspringacademies.org.uk
If you are interested in becoming a Governor at Beacon Academy, please contact Melanie Gibbons, tel. 07729 105 871 or email m.gibbons@wellspringacademies.org.uk
