Structure of the Board

Structure v2

Members

Chair
Vice Chair

Miss Jemima Coleman
Term of office: 19/09/22 - 18/09/26

Mrs Jenny Harte
Term of Office: 05/12/23 - 04/10/27

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: 22/07/23 - 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 Audit, Risk and Assurance and Health & Safety committees
Term of Office: 13/09/22 - 12/09/26

Dr Ben Naylor; Chair of Governors
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 Council)

Mrs Louise Aird
Term of Office: 12/11/23 - 11/11/27

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

Mrs Lindsay Worville - Chair of Finance & Resources
Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee, Chair of Health and Safety Committee
Dr Mark Pobjoy - Chair of Personnel Committee

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

Finance and Resources committee

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

For Terms of Reference: Please click Finance and Resources TOR

Audit, Risk and Assurance committee

Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of committee
Mrs Lucy Crossley - Vice chair
Mr Neil McLaren-Dobbie
Mr Neville Jones
Dr Ben Naylor
Dr Mark Pobjoy
Mrs Lindsay Worville

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

Personnel committee

Dr Mark Pobjoy - Chair of Committee
Mrs Louise Aird
Mrs Lucy Crossley
Mr Tom Hollis
Mr Neville Jones
Mrs Lindsay Worville

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

For Terms of Reference - please click Education and Welfare TOR

Health and Safety committtee

Health and Safety committee

Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of Committee
Mr Neville Jones

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