Structure of the Board

Structure

 

Members

Miss Jemima Coleman
Chair
Vice Chair

Governors and trustees

Chair:             Dr Ben Naylor
Vice Chair:      Mrs Louise Aird

Foundation

(Appointed by Magdalen College Oxford)

Dr Mark Pobjoy 
Term of Office: 22/07/22 - 21/07/26

Prof Christian Leitmeir
Term of Office: 22/07/19 - 21/07/27

Mr Colm Harte
Term of Office: 10/02/21 - 09/02/25

Community

(Appointed by the Governing Body)

Mr Neil Arnold
Term of Office: 06/07/21 - 05/07/25

Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of Finance, Resources and Audit, Risk and Assurance, Personnel committees
Term of Office: 13/09/22 - 12/09/26

Dr Ben Naylor
Term of Office: 01/02/22 - 31/01/26

Parents

(Elected by Parents)

Mrs Lucy Crossley
Term of Office: 29/09/22 - 25/09/26

Mr Neil McLaren-Dobbie
Term of Office: 28/05/21 - 27/05/25

Mr Neville Jones
Term of Office: 03/10/22 - 02/10/26

Mrs Lindsay Worville
Term of Office: 22/09/22 - 21/09/26

Members’ appointee

(Appointed by the Members)

Mr Jonathan Bilson - Chair of Education and Welfare committee
Term of Office: 01/01/22 - 31/12/25

LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR

(Appointed by West Northants County Council)

Mrs Louise Aird
Term of Office: 12/11/19 - 11/11/23

Staff

Mr Tom Hollis - Head
Term of Office: 01/09/23

Dr Nick Dixon
Term of Office: 18/11/20 - 17/11/24
(Elected by staff) 

Chairs' committee

 

Mr Tom Hollis
Dr Ben Naylor - Chair of Governors
Mrs Louise Aird - Vice Chair of Governors
Mr Jonathan Bilson - Chair of Education & Welfare
Mr Colm Harte - Vice Chair of Education & Welfare
Mrs Lindsay Worville - Chair of Finance, Resources and Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee
Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of Personnel Committee, Vice Chair of Finance, Resources and Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee
Dr Mark Pobjoy - Vice Chair of Finance, Resources and Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee & Personnel Committee

For Terms of Reference - please click: Chairs' committee TOR

Finance, Resources and Audit, Risk and Assurance committee

 

Mrs Lindsay Worville - Chair of committee
Mr Graham Ellis - Vice chair
Dr Ben Naylor
Dr Mark Pobjoy
Mr Tom Hollis
Dr Nick Dixon
Mr Neil McLaren-Dobbie

For Terms of Reference: Please click Finance, Resources, Risk, Audit, Assurance TOR

Personnel committee

 

Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of Committee
Dr Ben Naylor
Dr Mark Pobjoy
Mr Tom Hollis
Dr Nick Dixon
Mr Neil McLaren-Dobbie

For Term of Reference - please click Personnel TOR

Education and welfare committee

 

Mr Jonathan Bilson - Chair of Committee
Prof Christian Leitmeir
Mrs Louise Aird
Mr Colm Harte
Mr Neil Arnold
Mr Tom Hollis
Mr Neil McLaren-Dobbie

For Terms of Reference - please click Education and Welfare TOR

For Terms of reference for the Health and Safety committee - please click Health and Safety TOR

Please view the diversity of our governing board - please click Diversity form

Recent Governor Resignations

Mr Ian Colling, Headteacher - Appointed 01/09/2006, Resigned 31/08/2023

Mrs Helen Pike, Foundation - Appointed 22/07/2019, Resigned 21/07/2023

Dr Jane Powell, Chair of Governors - Appointed 02/12/2018, Resigned 31/03/2023

Mr Iain Brown, Parent Governor - Appointed 17/05/2021, Resigned 21/03/2023

Mr Andrew Stanton, Parent Governor - Appointed 26/09/2022, Resigned 20/01/2023

Mrs Sheila King, Staff Governor - Appointed 08/10/2008, Resigned 18/11/2022