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
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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.
| Governor Name | Date Appointed | End of Term of Office | Declaration of Interests | Keeping Children Safe In Education | Prevent Refresher Training | Cyber Security Training |
| Karl Gabbitas
Trust-Appointed Governor |
12/12/23 | 12/12/27 | 04/10/24 | 04/10/24 | 04/10/24 | 04/10/24 |
| Poula Hilditch
Staff Governor |
14/05/19 | 14/05/27 | 30/11/24 | 30/11/24 | 30/11/24 | 30/11/24 |
| Joanna Kempston
Ex officio Trust Representative |
25/06/24 | n/a | 04/11/24 | 04/11/24 | 04/11/24 | 04/11/24 |
| Lorna Leach
Trust-Appointed Governor |
25/06/24 | 25/06/28 | 22/10/24 | 22/10/24 | 25/06/24 | 22/10/24 |
| Sarah Pickles
Staff Governor |
25/06/24 | 25/06/28 | 28/11/24 | 28/11/24 | 28/11/24 | 28/11/24 |
| Hayley Pywell (Vice Chair), Parent Governor | 10/10/23 | 10/10/27 | 22/11/24 | 22/11/24 | 22/11/24 | 22/11/24 |
| Bridget Rodgers
Trust-Appointed Governor |
15/10/24` | 15/10/28 | 01/11/24 | 01/11/24 | 01/11/24 | 01/11/24 |
| Jo Schofield (Chair)
Trust Appointed Governor |
10/10/23 | 10/10/27 | 05/11/24 | 05/11/24 | 05/11/24 | 05/11/24 |
| Mia Sneyd
Interim Principal, ex officio (from 01/01/2025) |
03/12/244 | n/a | 28/11/24 | 28/11/24 | 28/11/24 | 28/11/24 |
| Jason Thurley, Principal,
ex officio (until 31/12/24) |
01/09/17 | 03/12/24 | 29/11/24 | 29/11/24 | 29/11/24 | 29/11/24 |
Governors who have left the LGB in the last 12 months:
| Governor Name | Date Appointed | Date Resigned |
Declared interests |
| Terry Brown | 01/09/17 | 06/02/24 | None |
| Vanessa Brown | 01/09/17 | 09/01/24 | None |
| Katie Hartshorne | 01/09/23 | 25/06/24 | Employed by Wellspring Academy Trust |
| George Krawiec | 01/09/17 | 28/05/24 | Vice Chair of Governors at Phoenix Park and Sevenhills Academy;
Associate MHA Manager Lincolnshire NHS Partnership Foundation Trust; Member Lincolnshire Police & Crime Panel; Chair N E Lincs Governors Forum; Vice Chair N E Lincs Schools Forum; Independent Member ELDC Audit & Governance Committee
|
| Cheryle Marrows | 22/06/21 | 03/05/24 | None |
| Lucy Mills | 07/12/17 | 29/04/24 | Husband works at Phoenix Park Academy |
Beacon Academy Governing Body statutory training and declaration of interests 2024/25
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
