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Governance Overview
We have been part of the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools since 1 April 2017.
The level of governance in NEAT include:
- Members
- Non-executive directors/trustees
- Local governing committees
Our NEAT Board and Committee role overview shows the relationship between the diffrerent levels of governance.
Constitution
Our local governing committee has:
- Two parent members (elected by parents of pupils at the school)
- One staff member (elected by staff of the school)
- Headteacher member (ex-officio)
- Eight trust members approved by the NEAT board of directors
- Two co-opted members approved by the Local Governing Committee
The terms of office of all members are four years, except:
- Any co-opted members where the term of office is one year
- Ex-officio appointments which are based on the person holding a particular office and continue as long as the person remains in post
Local Governing Committee Members
Anne-Marie Blackburn
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 09.12.21
Term of office ends: 08.12.25
Declared interests: Mental Health Panel Member – NHS since 17.11.21; Employee – UK Civil Service since October 2018
Laura Bridges
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Walkergate Community School: 06.06.23
Term of office ends: 05.06.27
Declared interests: None
Alexander Stephen Burdon
Trust Member (LGC Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 09.02.21
Term of office ends: 08.02.25
Declared interests: Employee – The Operational Research Society since 08.01.24; Employee – Protect 365 since 03.02.20
Holly Busson
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 14.10.23
Term of office ends: 13.10.27
Declared interests: Employee – Avison Young since 05.05.10
David Coe
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 15.10.20
Reappointed by NEAT Trust Board: 01.10.24, effective 15.10.24
Term of office ends: 14.10.28
Declared interests: Employee – North East Local Enterprise Partnership since July 2019
Beverley Collins
Staff Member
Elected by staff of Walkergate Community School: 24.01.24
Term of office ends: 23.01.28
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust since 01.04.17; Staff member – Walkergate Community School since September 2010
Jak Hogg
Co-opted Member
Appointed by Walkergate LGC: 30.04.24
Term of office ends: 29.04.25
Declared interests: Employee – Newcastle United Foundation since 04.12.18
Jade Martin
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 12.07.23
Term of office ends: 11.07.27
Declared interests: Staff Governor – Hadrian Park Primary School since 04.09.18
Dan Nelson
Headteacher
Ex-officio position based on role as Headteacher from 01.09.22
Declared interests: Employee – NEAT Academy Trust since September 2022
Former LGC Members in the last 12 months
Donna Harrison
Trust Member (LGC Co-Vice Chair)
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 01.04.17
Re-appointed: 17.03.21
Resigned: 06.09.24
Declared interests: Employee – Clennell Education Solutions since 09.06.21
David Buchan
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 14.06.23
Resigned: 15.07.24
Declared interests: Director – Bike4Health since 23.10.14
Shara Beaton
Parent Member
Elected by parents of Walkergate Community School: 15.11.21
Resigned: 24.05.24
Declared interests: Employee – Aramark Ltd since March 2018
Lee Edward Davie
Trust Member
Appointed by NEAT Trust Board: 06.03.19
Re-appointed as a co-opted member: 06.03.23
Term of office ended: 05.03.24
Declared interests: Employee – Accenture since January 2016
Local Governing Committee Meetings
The Scheme of Delegation of Governance sets out the roles and responsibilities of each school’s local governing committee and the decisions that the NEAT Board of Directors has delegated to it.
Meetings
The local governing committee usually meets four times each year: once in each of the Autumn and Spring Terms and twice in the Summer Term.
Attendance Register
The attendance of local governors at meetings in 2023-24 is available below: