Local Governors
Great Bowden Academy is a member of a Learn Academies Trust (Learn-AT). Learn-AT has a Board of Trustees and Members who are responsible for overseeing all of the schools in the Trust. For more information about the Trustees please see Learn-AT’s website.
Great Bowden's Local Governing Body works on behalf of the Trust Board in these key areas:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction within the academy.
- Acting as a critical friend to the school; holding the academy’s senior leadership team to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff.
- Assuring Health and Safety procedures within their school.
Current Governors
Chair of Governors - Elspeth Williams
Vice Chair of Governors - Sarah Hill
Headteacher (ex-officio) - Sarah Bishop
Head of School (ex-officio) - Rebecca Blagburn
School Business Manager (ex-officio) - Kate Jones
Chair of the Resources Committee - Richard Moor
Chair of Learning & Teaching Committee - Sarah Hill
Chair of Pay Committee - Sarah Hll
Governor - Miss Rachel Bland
Governor - Marianne Quinsee
Governor - Jan Shardlow
Governor - Chela Grainge
Associate Governor - Margaret Powell
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Great Bowden Academy (GBA) and Ridgeway Primary Acadmey (RPA)
2020/2021
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Joint members |
GBA members |
RPA members |
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STRATEGY |
Sarah Bishop Elspeth Williams |
Sarah Hill Rebecca Blagburn Richard Moor
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Maxine Cigliano Dave Turner Richard Holding Tor Creighton |
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RESOURCES |
Sarah Bishop Elspeth Williams Kate Jones |
Richard Moor (chair) Chela Grainge Rachel Bland |
Richard Holding (chair) Bridget Hill Justine Lawrence
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Learning & Teaching |
Sarah Bishop Elspeth Williams |
Sarah Hill (chair) Marianne Quinsee Jan Shardlow Rebecca Blagburn Margaret Powell
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Tor Creighton (chair) Maxine Cigliano Chris Tarry Rev. Stephen Haward Helen Price Dave Turner |
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PAY |
Sarah Bishop |
Sarah Hill (chair) Richard Moor |
Elspeth Williams (chair) Maxine Cigliano |
Our Governors' Profiles (in progress)
Governor - Chair of Governors
Governor’s full name: Elspeth Williams
Attends: Local governing body meetings (Chair of governors)
Governor responsible for: Maths, Arts
Occupation / background: Private music teacher. Married with 2 children. Experience in marketing (electronics industry) and purchasing (electronics and fashion retail), team management, budget creation and management, product development.
Date of appointment: 07/12/2017
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by the governing body (in accordance with the governing body’s instrument of government): Community governor (nominated by Kim Stuart)
Relevant business and pecuniary interests (as recorded in the register of interests): Freelance music teacher
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Relationships between other governors or school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives): None
Contact me via: office@gba.learnat.uk